Think of a human services-related problem in which you have a personal interest. Describe the background of this problem in detail. What is the issue and why is it important? Consolidate your problem summary into a one-sentence problem statement, as described in the lesson. Next, describe a research project or design that might be able to produce knowledge/answers for this problem. Use lesson concepts to describe what kind of research project you would choose, such as quantitative vs qualitative, cross sectional vs longitudinal, panel vs cross-section?

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