Dissertation project background: a note for proposal preparation (housing studies)

Dissertation project background: a note for proposal preparation (housing studies):

A. (Real-world) housing-concerns related [housing-concerns contextualization] {especially relevant to housing-concerns-oriented project type}

1. when?

2. where?

3. who?

4. how serious? how complicated? how urgent?

B. Academic-related [academic-oriented contextualization] {especially relevant to academic-oriented project type}

1. any academic research gaps?

2. knowledge gap? controversy of topics and issues? a new academic topic at the exploratory stage?

C. Personal-consideration of the researcher [personal-oriented contextualization]

1. arising from personal lived experience

2. interested in the topic as related to personal social network

3. arising from personal academic interest/ intellectual curiosity

4. arising from personal professional/ career interest.