(THE KNOWLEDGE AREA)
This research proposal sheds light on teenage pregnancy as well as its effects on the academic progression. In this case, there will be a very close association between teenage pregnancy and education progression, and this makes it very possible for us to understand that we ought to treat teenage pregnancy more seriously. Comprehension of teenage pregnancy issues in United Kingdom context is the purpose of this study. Therefore, it is part of the larger efforts of this research to bring to light that there is a need for teenage pregnancy to be reduced by including the proper academic programs which are school based. The need to find out the basis for this problem has a positive impact on academic progression, implying that there needs to be advocacy of positive for pregnant teens for them to have a relatively long academic life, otherwise, teenage pregnancy would not augur well with their academic progression. This research study seeks to address the specific gap in respect to the research literature through a detailed analysis of the educational dimensions of the decisions that are aimed to continue teenage pregnancy by the use of data collection in the case of study survey approach.
This research will embark on qualitative methodology, its weaknesses, strengths as well as its applicability in this research study. The presence of comprehensive range of the qualitative techniques will be reviewed while on the other hand, emergent issues will be very well outlined for framing the area under study. This includes the epistemological emergent issues of causality in respect to teenage pregnancy and education progress.
The research questions is an imperative part of the research process as it provides a solid connection between the secondary knowledge acquired from the secondary sources which in this case includes; peer reviewed studies from academic reviewed journals & articles and information and facts. These research questions are important in serving the primary organization flow of the review of the literature which results to the creation of the research methods as well as techniques. The research questions that will be imperative in this research study includes; what is teenage pregnancy and how does it affect the academic progression of the teenager? How can teenage pregnancy be avoided being aware of the fact that education plays a very vital role for dissemination of important information? What is academic progression and how is it closely related to teenage pregnancy? What are the positive effects of the teenage pregnancy on education progression particularly of the university students? Provide valid cases in respect to the latter. What are the negative implications of the teenage pregnancy on the education progression of the university students? What are the options that are there to prevent the teenage pregnancy? How is education instrumental in curbing out the issue of teenage pregnancy?
THE AIMS AND THE OBJECTIVES (THE DESIRED OUTCOMES)
This research is tailored to recognize teenage pregnancy amongst university students specifically, the 1st and 2nd year university students in the United Kingdom and to describe positive as well as the negative impact of the teenage pregnancy on academic progression of the teenagers. The theoretical framework of the teenage pregnancy will be explained and the state of current knowledge about the subject matter will be well reviewed. The efficiency of the academic oriented programs that are tailored for the teenagers will be closely evaluated accordingly. In less abstracted terms, the research will be aimed to espouse the timing of pregnancy in respect to completion of the university education. The main aim will be the review of the academic factors as well as the decisions that are tailored to terminate or otherwise continue teenage pregnancy while undergoing university education. This brings forth the essence of the school marks as well as the subject preferences as they could discriminate those who continued and those who curtailed the truth about pregnancies. The need to investigate the teenagers who have a staunch attachment to educaton will be very likely o terminate as opposed to continue pregnancy, specifically for the university students in the countryside and the regional United Kingdom.
SETTING THE LIMITS AND THE SCOPE
The case study survey approach aims to use the 1st and the 2nd year female students who in this light will serve as the research participants, within the criterion that they are expectant and they are continuing their pregnancies since the start of this research. Moreover, this research encompasses students of age 18 to 22 years. Particularly, the study will only encapsulate the students who are situated in United Kingdom. Moreover, it will establish the effects and the coexisting relationship between the teenage pregnancy as well as the educational progression of precisely 50 university students. Research findings suggest that, rates of the early school leaning is being escalated amongst the teenagers who go the family way. Qualitative method is designed to assist the researchers in comprehension of the individuals’ culture amongst other cultural perspectives. In this respect, data will be collected by qualitative techniques through interviews and the questionnaire survey.
CONCLUSION
Teenage pregnancy is therefore considered to be a scourge ravaging the female teenagers although the teen pregnancies rates have comparatively declined since 80’s. It is very well documented that substantial morbidity as well as social perspectives have resulted to these pregnancies thereby affecting, the entire family of the alleged teenager. Multiple educational programs ought to be included so as to reduce the teen pregnancies. Multiple educational approaches have been effectively utilized with a few of the strategies illustrating a significant reduction in teenage pregnancy. The research unravels that the school programs are diverse and multifaceted. For this particular research, different characteristics as well as the elements of the school based programs will be identified and explained in a detailed perspective. Program as well as policy implications will in this respect place the vital matters like how the sex education needs to be introduced at an earlier grade level. On the other hand, small discussion team teaching strategies ought to be used whereas the programs need to be tailored to train more about parenting and the manner in which to disseminate the sex information.
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