Write a research report addressing the social issue identified as a ‘problem’ in the Policy Brief Proposal and researched in the Interim Brief.Propose a plausiblerecommendation towards resolving the problematic aspect(s) of that social issue and indicate its implications for public policy.
KEY ELEMENTS
- The executive summary
- description of the core ‘problem’addressed
- statement on why the current situation needs to be modified or changed
- recommendation for action to the ‘target audience’
- Context and salience of the core ‘problem’
- statement of the core ‘problem’of the social issue in focus
- short overview of the root causes of the core ‘problem’
- Critical appraisal of existing alternative(s)
- explain why and how the current approach to deal with the ‘problem’ is inadequate or failing
- Proposed recommendation
- provide a proposal of how the current approach to the‘problem’ could/should be modified,improved orentirely changed
- include a statementemphasising the urgency ofaction
- Provide a specific and verifiable reference to the designated ‘target audience’
a.include a URL link to the external recipient of the final research report
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
- format as a policy brief
- compile a list of complete and properly cited and formatted references on a separate page
- apply the selected citationstyle to all sources consulted
- standard font, size 12
- double-space in text, single-space in Sources Cited
- pagination
https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-809?print
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