The methodology section presents the details of the research process; it is the way or ways you answer the problem specified in the aims section. Although the exact content of this section will vary as a function of the nature of the particular research, the methodology section should generally include the following topics:
1. Participants and/or data sources: This will include detailed descriptions: who or what they are; where they are located; why and how they were chosen; how access will be obtained; ethical concerns regarding access such as confidentiality; when and how often met with, etc.
2. Role of the researcher: This will include a detailed description of what posture(s) you will take as a researcher, such as participant-observer, clinical interviewer, etc. Address how these roles fit with the research questions and theoretical framework, and how your prior experience, research or otherwise, will affect the study in terms of researcher bias.
3. Data gathering or data generation techniques: You will include a detailed rationale and description of what was done. Pay particular attention to describing the relationship between different methods selected (for example, interviews and questionnaires). Be sure to include any questionnaires or other instruments you designed in an appendix.
4. Data analysis: You will describe the proposed analytic process, your rationale for choosing it, and the various steps involved in it, whether statistical or other.
5. Trustworthiness of the method: Discuss issues such as validity, reliability, ethics, and ability to generalise. Discuss also the validity and reliability of the data.
NOTE – THE ATTACHED PROPOSAL HAS A SHORTENED FORM OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR YOUR EASE OF REFERENCE
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