The research approach option for this project is selected in this chapter. Both option analysis and selection of option are addressed. The three options available were an applied design intervention, a grant proposal submission, and an alternative policy decision. Advantages and disadvantages associated with each option in relation to this project are considered in the discussions that follow.
The applied design intervention option envisions the design of a specific intervention to address a stated problem. With respect to this current project, the governing board of the target organization has not officially recognized either the validity or the urgency of the problem identified. Thus, the design of an intervention is premature at this point.
Further, the applied design intervention option requires implementation of the intervention within a time frame that pe
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