Exercise 1. Writing the Research Question, Hypothesis and Problem Statement

Purpose: This goal of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to describe the research question and hypothesis that you have developed for your proposal. You will also provide a problem statement to explain why your question is feasible and relevant to social work. You will get feedback from your instructor on this exercise that will help as you further develop the research proposal.

Designed around the open access textbook Scientific Inquiry in Social Work, by Dr. Matthew DeCarlo