Developing effective research proposals / (Record no. 1193)
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International Standard Book Number | 9781412921251 (hbk.) |
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International Standard Book Number | 9781412921251 |
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International Standard Book Number | 9781412921268 |
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Transcribing agency | CUS |
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Classification number | 001.4 |
Item number | PUN/D |
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Personal name | Punch, Keith. |
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Title | Developing effective research proposals / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Keith F. Punch. |
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Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London ; |
-- | Thousand Oaks : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | SAGE, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006. |
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Extent | ix, 164 p. ; |
Dimensions | 25 cm. |
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General note | Previous ed.: 2000. |
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Formatted contents note | 1 Introduction<br/>1.1 Research proposals: purpose and use of this book<br/>1.2 Background to this book<br/>1.2.1 Empirical research: data<br/>1.2.2 Quantitative and qualitative data<br/>1.2.3 Relaxing the quantitative-qualitative distinction<br/>1.2.4 Social science and social science areas<br/>1.2.5 Relationship of this book to Introduction<br/>to Social Research<br/>1.3 A view of research<br/>1.4 Chapter outline<br/>1.5 Review concepts<br/>2 The Proposal: Readers, Expectations and Functions<br/>2.1 What is a research proposal?<br/>2.2 Readers and expectations<br/>2.3 Functions and purpose of the proposal<br/>2.4 Prestructured versus unfolding research<br/>2.5 The research proposal as a plan<br/>2.6 Research questions or research problems?<br/>2.7 A simplified model of research<br/>2.8 Review concepts and questions<br/>3 A General Framework for Developing Proposals<br/>3.1 An overall framework<br/>3.2 A hierarchy of concepts<br/>3.3 Research areas and topics<br/>3.4 General and specific research questions<br/>3 5 Data collection questions<br/>3.6 Research questions and data: the empirical criterion<br/>3.7 Three tactical issues<br/>3.7.1 The importance of the pre-empirical stage<br/>3.7.2 Questions before methods<br/>3.7.3 Do I need hypotheses in my proposal?<br/>3.8 Review concepts and questions<br/>The Role of Theoiy and Dealing with the Literature<br/>4.1 The perspective behind the research<br/>4.2 The role of theory<br/>4.2.1 Description versus explanation<br/>4.2.2 Theory verification versus theory generation<br/>4.3 Prestructured versus unfolding<br/>4.4 The literatiure<br/>4.4.1 Relevant literature<br/>4.4.2 Relationship between study and literature<br/>4.4.3 Using the literature<br/>4.5 Reviewing literature<br/>4.6 Review concepts and questions<br/>Methods<br/>5.1 Introduction<br/>5.2 Quantitative data, qualitative data or both?<br/>5.3 Design<br/>5.3.1 Strategy<br/>5.3.2 Framework<br/>5.3.3 Sample<br/>5.3.4 Data collection: instruments, procedures<br/>5.3.5 Data analysis<br/>5.4 The question of methodological expertise<br/>5.5 Ethical issues<br/>5.6 Review concepts and questions<br/>Writing the Proposal<br/>6.1 Introduction<br/>6.2 Proposal headings<br/>6.2.1 Abstract and title<br/>6.2.2 Introduction: area, topic and statement of purpose<br/>6.2.3 Research questions: general and specific<br/>6.2.4 Conceptual framework, theory and hypotheses<br/>6.2.5 The literature<br/>6.2.6 Methods<br/>6.2.7 Significance<br/>6.2.8 Limitations and delimitations<br/>6.2.9 Ethical issues: consent, access and participants' protection<br/>6.2.10 References<br/>6.2.11 Appendices<br/>6.3 Qualitative proposals<br/>6.4 Academic writing<br/>6.4.1 Strategies to help with academic writing<br/>7.1 Introduction<br/>7.2 General tactical issues<br/>7.3 Departmental guidelines<br/>7.4 Getting started<br/>7.4.1 Area, topic and research questions<br/>7.4.2 Supervision and supervisors<br/>7.4.3 The 'two-pager'<br/>7.4.4 The ideas paper<br/>7.4.5 Working deductively<br/>7.5 The value of discussion<br/>7.6 The value of writing it down<br/>7.7 Three common dilemmas<br/>7.7.1 Several topics at once<br/>7.7.2 Getting to closure versus getting to closure too quickly<br/>7.7.3 Focus on context, background and literature<br/>versus focus on research questions<br/>7.8 The importance of clarity<br/>Examples of Proposals<br/>8.1 Quantitative proposal: education Nola Purdie<br/>8.2 Qualitative proposal: education Ron Chalmers<br/>8.3 Mixed-method proposal: social medicine Claire Chinnery<br/>8.4 Quantitative proposal: management/business Tim Mazzarol<br/>8.5 Qualitative proposal: niursing Kay Price<br/>8.6 Other proposals in the literature |
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Keyword | Proposal writing in the social sciences. |
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Keyword | Social Sciences |
General subdivision | Research |
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