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Developing effective research proposals / Keith F. Punch.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Punch, Keith, author.
Series:
Core textbook
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Research Methods & Evaluation--Essays/Dissertations.
Research Methods & Evaluation.
Genre:
electronic books
Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations.
Edition:
3rd edition.
Place of Publication:
London : SAGE Publications, 2016.
Summary:
Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy. This is your step-by-step guide to success with your research proposal. This new edition covers every section of the proposal, telling you all you need to know on how to structure it, bring rigour to your methods section, impress your readers and get your proposal accepted. With practical tips and advice throughout, new features include comprehensive explanation of method and methodology, and how to maximize this crucial section of your proposal, a new section on mixed methods: an increasingly common approach in research, a new chapter on how to get it right with ethics, fresh exercises and activities, now for each key chapter. The third edition provides an authoritative and accessible guide for anyone tackling a research proposal. It is perfect for students in education, nursing, health, and across the social sciences.
Contents:
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS- FRONT COVER
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2- UNDERSTANDING READERS, EXPECTATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3- INCLUDING ETHICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ALIS OANCEA
CHAPTER 4- DEVELOPING A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROPOSALS
CHAPTER 5- USING THEORY AND DEALING WITH THE LITERATURE
CHAPTER 6- PRESENTING METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES
CHAPTER 7- WRITING THE PROPOSAL
CHAPTER 8- GETTING TACTICS RIGHT
CHAPTER 9- EXAMPLES OF PROPOSALS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-03-623498-3
1-4739-6629-9
9781036234980
OCLC:
967108373
Publisher Number:
245416

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