Locke, Lawrence F.

Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals / Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, Stephen J. Silverman. - 5th ed. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2007. - xvii, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-348) and index.

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 -- Style and form in writing the proposal -- The oral presentation -- Money for research -- The money for research: how to ask for help -- Preparation of the grant proposal -- Specimen proposals. Pt. I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pt. II 8. 9. Pt. III

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Proposal writing in research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dissertations, Academic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Research grants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fund raising--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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