Designing your first research proposal
Subtitle: a manual for researchers in education and the social sciences
By: Renuka Vithal & Jonathan Jansen
Contributors: Jansen, Jonathan D.
Edition: [Rev ed.].
Publisher: Juta
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Claremont [South Africa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780702177842
Subjects: Proposal writing in the social sciences; Education; Research; Methodology; Social sciences; Uppsatsskrivning; Vetenskapligt skrivande
Description: "The book presents a simple, clear and coherent strategy for preparing a research proposal. It is a practical, application-focused guide to writing a proposal for basic and advanced research projects. It discusses the steps in writing a research proposal: Selecting a focus ; Identifying critical questions ; Stating a rationale ; Conducting a literature review ; Locating a theoretical framework ; Preparing a data collection plan ; Planning a data analysis strategy ; Anticipating the report outline; Enhancing validity and reliability ; Acknowledging the limitations of the research."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Selecting a focus; title: Identifying critical questions; title: Stating a rationale; title: Conducting a literature review; title: Locating a theoretical framework; title: Preparing a data collection plan; title: Planning for data analysis; title: Anticipating the report outline; title: Dealing with validity and reliability concerns; title: Acknowledging the limitations of the research.