Developing Effective Research Proposals

Punch, Keith F

ISBN 10: 1473916380 / ISBN 13: 9781473916388

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016

About this Item

USED book in ACCEPTABLE condition. Cover and pages are in tact but may show creases, tears, water damage, handwriting, underlining, or highlighting. May be missing dust jacket. Supplemental items such as access codes and CDs not guaranteed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Effective Research Proposals
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473916380
• ISBN 13: 9781473916388
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Keith Punch is Emeritus Professor of Education in the University of Western Australia. He is the author of several books on research methods in education, covering quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, and he has supervised a very large number of graduate students working on dissertations and theses for higher degrees in education.