Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals / Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, Stephen J. Silverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Locke, Lawrence F., author.

Spirduso, Waneen Wyrick, author.

Silverman, Stephen J., author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proposal writing in research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Proposal writing in research.

Dissertations, Academic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dissertations, Academic.

Research grants.

Research grants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Fund raising--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Fund raising.

Research Design.

Research Support as Topic.

Academic Dissertations as Topic.

Training Support.

Writing.

Medical Subjects:

Research Design.

Research Support as Topic.

Academic Dissertations as Topic.

Training Support.

Writing.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xx, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2014]

Summary:

Previous editions of this book have helped well over 100,000 students and professionals write effective proposals for dissertations and grants. Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, Locke/Spirduso/Silverman's Proposals That Work offers clear advice backed up with excellent examples. In the sixth edition, the authors have included a discussion of the effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process, with URLs listed where appropriate. In addition, there are new sections covering alternative forms of proposals and dissertations and the role of academic rigor in research. As always, the authors have included a number of specimen proposals, two that are completely new to this edition, to help shed light on the important issues surrounding the writing of proposals. Clear, straightforward, and reader friendly, Proposals That Work is a must own for anyone considering writing a proposal for a thesis, a dissertation, or a grant. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I. Writing the proposal

The function of the proposal

Doing the right thing : "the habit of truth"

Developing the thesis or dissertation proposal : some common problems

Content of the proposal : important considerations

Preparation of proposals for qualitative research : different assumptions

Proposals for mixed method research

Style and form in writing the proposal

The oral presentation

Part II. Money for research

Money for research : how to ask for help

Preparation of the grant proposal

Part III. Specimen proposals

Proposal 1: Experimental study: The effects of primate vocalizations, backward speech, and fltered speech on object categorization during the first year

Proposal 2: Qualitative study: An advisory team for social justice education : teachers' and the principal's perceptions on four key dimensions of the ninth grade advisory program

Proposal 3: Online electronic survey study: The nutrition care process of front-line pediatric HIV providers

Proposal 4: Funded grant: How higher education in prison affects student-inmates' social capital and conceptions of self

Appendix: Annotated bibliography of supplementary references.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781452216850

1452216851

OCLC:

829056040