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Developing Effective Research Proposals
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Developing Effective Research Proposals

Third Edition


March 2016 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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.

 
Introduction: Reading this Book
 
Understanding Readers, Expectations and Functions
 
Including Ethics in Social Science Research Alis Oancea
 
Developing a General Framework for Proposals
 
Using Theory and Dealing with the Literature
 
Presenting Methods and Methodologies
 
Writing the Proposal
 
Getting Tactics Right
 
Examples of Proposals

A very useful book for students undertaking the independent study particularly for MA.

Mrs Toni Benaton
Health and Social Care at Derby, Derby University
January 26, 2022

Keith Punch hits home with his concise account of the art and practice of proposal writing. In setting a research proposal assignment, it was essential that students develop an understanding of the reasons why a proposal is an essential part of the research process and what comprises an effective research proposal. Keith Punch's text offers this and more. If I'd just read Keith's book before submitting my last proposal to the ESRC I wouldn't be where I am now!

Allan Blake
School of Education, Strathclyde University
June 12, 2019

A very good book with practical step by step guide for anyone starting out on a research proposal. All elements covered comprehensively.

Mrs Ajitha Denny Abraham
Faculty of Health & Social Care, Hull University
February 12, 2018

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