Developing effective research proposals
By: Keith F. Punch.
Series: Essential resources for social research
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.; Proposal writing in the social sciences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-121) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction; title: 1.1 Research proposals - purpose and use of this book; title: 1.2 Background to this book; title: 1.2.1 Empirical research - data; title: 1.2.2 Quantitative and qualitative data; title: 1.2.3 Relaxing the quantitative-qualitative distinction; title: 1.2.4 Social science and social science areas; title: 1.2.5 Relationship of this book to Introduction to Social; title: Research; title: 1.3 A view of research; title: 1.4 Outline of chapters; title: 1.5 Review concepts; title: Notes; title: 2 The Proposal - Readers, Expectations and Functions; title: 2.1 What is a research proposal?; title: 2.2 Readers and expectations; title: 2.3 Functions and purpose of the proposal; title: 2.4 Pre-structured versus unfolding research; title: 2.5 The research proposal as a plan; title: 2.6 Research questions or research problems?; title: 2.7 A simplified model of research; title: 2.8 Review concepts and questions; title: Notes; title: 3 A General Framework for Developing Proposals; title: 3.1 An overall framework; title: 3.2 A hierarchy of concepts; title: 3.3 Research areas and topics; title: 3.4 General and specific research questions; title: 3.5 Data collection questions; title: 3.6 Research questions and data - the empirical criterion; title: 3.7 Three tactical issues; title: 3.7.1 The importance of the pre-empirical stage; title: 3.7.2 Questions before methods; title: 3.7.3 Do I need hypotheses in my proposal?; title: 3.8 Review concepts and questions; title: Notes; title: 4 Some Issues; title: 4.1 The perspective behind the research; title: 4.2 The role of theory; title: 4.2.1 Description versus explanation; title: 4.2.2 Theory verification versus theory generation; title: 4.3 Pre-structured versus unfolding; title: 4.4 The relevant literature; title: 4.5 Quantitative, qualitative or both?; title: 4.6 Review concepts and questions; title: Notes; title: 5 Methods; title: 5.1 Introduction; title: 5.2 Quantitative data, qualitative data, or both?; title: 5.3 Design; title: 5.3.1 Strategy; title: 5.3.2 Framework; title: 5.3.3 Sample; title: 5.3.4 Data collection (instruments, procedures, ethical issues); title: 5.3.5 Data analysis; title: 5.4 The question of methodological expertise; title: 5.5 Review concepts and questions; title: Notes; title: 6 Writing the Proposal; title: 6.1 Introduction; title: 6.2 Proposal headings; title: 6.3 Qualitative proposals; title: Notes; title: 7 Tactics; title: 7.1 Introduction; title: 7.2 General tactical issues; title: 7.3 Departmental (or University) guidelines; title: 7.4 Getting started; title: 7.4.1 The 'two pager'; title: 7.4.2 The ideas paper; title: 7.4.3 Working deductively; title: 7.5 The value of discussion; title: 7.6 The value of writing it down; title: 7.7 Three common dilemmas; title: 7.7.1 Several topics at once; title: 7.7.2 Getting to closure versus getting to closure; title: too quickly; title: 7.7.3 Focus on context, background and literature; title: versusfocus on research questions; title: 7.8 The importance of clarity; title: 7.9 Examples of proposals; title: Notes; title: Appendix 1: Disentangling the terms 'perspective', 'strategy'; title: and 'design'; title: Appendix 2: Questions to guide proposal development; title: References; title: Index.