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Research Proposal
Homelessness Presented on Social Media
Introduction
Today, homelessness is a major social concern that adversely impacts the functioning of societies. Research is one great instrument to recognise the actual magnitude of the issue of the homelessness. It is observed that young individuals are greatly influenced by the growing problem of homelessness. There is a need for examining the actual causes of this issue to offer better social reforms for all citizens. On the other hand, technology dramatically changes the standard of living in societies. The active role of technological advancement specifically in case of social media platform can never ignore when it comes to the examination of the problem of homelessness specifically in case of young people (Loader & Mercea, 2012). It is established that the medium of social media can effectively use to enhance social knowledge when it comes to the problem of homelessness (Woelfer & Hendry, 2010). The focus of this study is to utilise the approach of the research to examine how effectively social media can play its role to present the problem of homelessness.
Research Questions
•What is the exact role of social media to present the issue of homelessness?
•How the active involvement of homeless youth on different social media sites influence the approach of presenting the problem of homelessness?
Policy Context
Development of the proper policy is ranked as the critical practical measure to successfully address the issue of homelessness. Attaining valuable knowledge through the platform of research can be helpful for the policymakers to initiate new ideas according to the actual requirements of the homeless people. Detailed consideration of the involvement of homeless individuals on social media and the representation of the issue on the platform of social media will be effective for the policymakers to recognise the actual magnitude of this problem. The results of this study play role as the guiding domain to define the actual social and emotional concerns of the homeless young individuals. Stabilising of homeless people is only possible through the improved forms of shelter and healthcare services for this particular group (Best, 2010). The objective of the active evaluation of the issue of the homelessness can better apprehend by observing the trend of social media adopted by homeless people. The desired combination of the channels of social media and the policy development will be helpful to propose better solutions to the issue of homelessness.
Innovative Research
One of the major objectives for the researcher is to effectively contribute to the overall process of the research work on the specific issue. It is important to add some new form of knowledge to ensure better handling of the concern of homelessness. This specific research work focuses on the issue of homelessness, mainly in case of young individuals. Undoubtedly, a large portion of the young population is suffering from the calamity of the homelessness in different forms. It is crucial to focus on this certain age group and offer some effective practical measures. Identification of the actual problems of homeless youth is only possible through the assessment of the actual involvement of these entities in the entire process of issue handling. Comprehensive assessment of the former research work on the issue helped to figure out what areas are previously covered to research the concern of homelessness critically. It is observed that there is limited research approach to examine that how the active intervention of the young homeless individuals in the form of different social media channels can be helpful to effectively present the actual issues of the homeless people. The finding of this research study will be characterised as an innovative form of research when it comes to assessing the involvement of the young homeless people through their representation on social media.
Benefits of Research for Society and for Social Work
The problem of homelessness recognised as a complex social problem that is associated with different important aspects. There is a need for examining different dimensions relevant to this problem to find the most suitable solutions. Social stigma is established as the major aspect of concern that appeared for homeless people. The outcomes of this research work can be helpful for society to define the issue of the homeless as the actual social concern. It is important to enhance the communication channels between homeless people and the rest of the world to find out better solutions. The results of this particular study will benefit society to accept the presence of homeless young individuals and consider their problems seriously. This research work will also assistive for the people who involve the discipline of social work. The new information in case of presentation of the issue of homelessness on social media will help social worker to figure out the actual concern and provide them with better social services.
Proposed Research Methodology
Adoption of the appropriate research method is essential to ensure reliable outcomes in the end. There is a need for considering the most suitable form of research method to conduct this study. Mixed methods of research will be adopted by the researcher to assess the role of social media when it comes to the presentation of the issue of social media. The approach of mixed research methodology gives a chance to the researcher to utilise both forms of qualitative and quantitative research work. The qualitative research work will establish by adopting the domain of content analysis (Kothari, 2004). The option of content analysis will provide the opportunity to critically analyse the existing literature on the issue of homeless and utilise this information for further research work (Maxwell, 2008). Consideration of the qualitative research method is critical to assess what former research work is conducted when it comes to examining the influence of social media, particularly in case of issue of homelessness.
The convenience form of sampling is proposed in the form of a quantitative research method for this study. The collection of useful data through the medium of convenience sample will help the researcher to measure the numerical figures to identify the actual trend of social media in case of homelessness. Thorough consideration of the previous research studies on this issue revealed that the research technique of convenience sampling Is mostly utilised by the researchers to find desirable information. Proper evaluation of the actual appropriateness of the mixed method of research is important to ensure the reliability and the truthfulness of the outcomes. The approach of conducting interviews will consider attaining desirable responses from the targeted sample from the population. The web-based survey is another technique of data gathering that will be utilised by the researcher in case of this research study.
Potential participants will be selected for the approach of conducting interviews. These participants will consider homeless young individuals who use different modes of social media to interact with others and deliver their concerns to the rest of the world. Involvement of young homeless individuals will help to identify the actual perspective of social media when it comes to the role of social media in presenting the problem of social media. The research design of this study comprised of the selection of the participants for the approach of the interview. Secondly, the domain of web-based survey will provide useful information to the researcher to assess the actual trend of using different social media sites, specifically in the case of homeless individuals.
Analysis of Data
Proper analysis of the data is characterised as the important stage of the entire process of the research work. Selection of the appropriate techniques of the data analysis helps to attain factual-based outcomes. There are different domains available for the researcher when it comes to the approach of analysis of the data. It is crucial for the researcher to select suitable and convenient forms of data analysis to ensure delivery of the right outcomes in the end. The perspective of content analysis will be used in the case of qualitative research work. Adoption of this technique will assist the researcher to critically examine the results of the former research studies. Consideration of the previous research work on the issue will help to define the actual trend of social media when it comes to the presentation of the problem of homelessness.
Data in the form of semi-structured interviews and web-based surveys requires useful insights in the form of proper analysis of the data. The approach of the descriptive statistics will be used by the researcher to evaluate the overall central tendency and the spread of the whole data of the study. This form of consideration will help to identify the actual inclination of the respondents who considered for this specific research work. Basic features of the data can effectively identify through the data analysis technique of descriptive statistics. Consideration of the inferential statistics is also vital to use the sample of the study when it comes to generalising the results on the overall population. The outcomes of this study can establish in case of the entire relevant population. Furthermore, this form of information will be helpful for the policymakers to adopt better practical measures for the population who is recognised as the homeless young individuals in case of this research study. The statistical technique of hypothesis testing (significance testing) will be used by the researcher to find out the outcomes for this study. The approach of hypothesis testing help researcher to find out the answer for the research questions developed for this specific study. Hypothesis testing is one systematic process that requires consideration of different steps to get the proper answer to the research questions crafted according to the issue of the research study. The approach of linear regression will apply by the researcher to analyse the data of this study. The domain of the linear regression will assist in defining the prevailing connection between the independent and dependent variables of the study. Different platforms of social media and the issue of homelessness are established as the main variables of this study. The existing connection between these factors can better understand through the application of the regression.
Identification of Risks
There are many risks involves in the research procedures that play their role as complications. Prior identification of the risk factors is important to mitigate the magnitude of these potential obstacles. Identification of the potential risks assists to properly plan the process of research and minimise the adversities of these risk elements. Different forms of risks are associated with the research process. Loss of confidentiality is the major risk that might affect the implementation of this particular research. Failure of the approach of confidentiality in the form of breach of confidentiality can create the risks of invasion of privacy, and other social and legal concerns. These particular risks of loss of confidentiality and social concerns can effectively mitigate through the adoption of the proper research plan. Proper consideration of the consent can be helpful to develop a better communication level between the researcher and the respondents about the actual objective of this specific research work.
Ethical Concerns
It is important for the researcher to ensure the consideration of the ethical research that can never harm any stakeholders. As a researcher, there is a need to actively focusing on different moral obligations to achieve the high standards of the research. Application of ethical norms is characterised as the necessary factor at each stage of the research study. A thorough assessment of the principles of ethics reveals that research should be cautious about the aspects of integrity and honesty during the research work (Resnik, 2001). The second ethical question relevant to the aspect of informed consent. It is critical for the researcher to truthfully utilise the information given by the respondents only for the research purpose. The carelessness of the researcher about the personal information of the respondents can lead to serious ethical concern and eventually question the truthfulness of the research study (Schmidt, 2015). It is also critical for the researcher to never adopt the approach of any fabrication of the information at any stage of the research. The researcher has to play a role as the unbiased individual and present the reality in a most suitable manner.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, it is mentioned that consideration of the systematic research work is important to find better solutions for the issue of homelessness specifically in case of young individuals. The popular trend of social media usage can never ignore as it impacts the lives of people in many different forms. It is interesting to establish how the active form of social media can be helpful to provide better solutions to the problem of homelessness.
References
Best, R. (2010). Situation or social problem: The influence of events on media coverage of homelessness. Social Problems, 57(1), 74-91.
Kothari, C. R. (2004). Research methodology: Methods and techniques. New Age International.
Loader, B. D., & Mercea, D. (Eds.). (2012). Social media and democracy: Innovations in participatory politics. Routledge.
Maxwell, J. A. (2008). Designing a qualitative study. The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods, 2, 214-253.
Resnik, D. B. (2011). What is ethics in research & why is it important. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1(10), 49-70.
Schmidt, K. (2015). Seeing the ‘homeless city’? Some critical remarks on the visual production of homelessness through photography. European Journal of Homelessness _ Volume, 9(2).
Woelfer, J. P., & Hendry, D. G. (2010, April). Homeless young people's experiences with information systems: life and work in a community technology center. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(pp. 1291-1300). ACM.
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