Proposal-Again!

What is the theme or topic area that you are hoping to investigate in your research project?

Sibling relationship where one of them is a Down’s Syndrome child

Can you identify two or more questions that the research will help you go some way towards answering?

1.     How does the relationship affect the ‘normal’ sibling’s behavior?

2.     How does the relationship affect the special child?

3.     How do the differences in ability affect the relationship?

4.     How do the genders and age of the 2 siblings affect the relationship?

What sort of approaches will you employ to collect data for your research enquiry?  For example, if you were going to interview students – how many would you interview? What sorts of themes would you be questioning them about?

Interview Siblings

Interview Parents

Interview Special educators

Literature Review

Secondary information

What is the purpose of your research? Why is it useful?

Down's syndrome is a genetic disorder cause by the presence of an extra chromosome, which causes delay in the growth of a child. People with Down Syndrome (DS) develop slower than their peers and thus require special care and attention.
I always knew that I wanted to do my degree project on this topic because my sister, Varuni was born with DS. When I looked at the available information, most of the guidance was for the special child and the parents, but there was not much research done on the sibling. As a sibling, I felt the need to understand and document this unique relationship of a special child and his/her sibling. I took this perspective as I can have a personal take to it. For me, my sister is my biggest inspiration and I want to take up a topic that I would do justice to.

Relevance to the external environment/ Need           

Help other siblings to understand their relationship with the DS child better.