Informationen zum Autor Lawrence F. Locke is Professor Emeritus of Education and Physical Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A native of Connecticut, he received his bachelor s and master s degrees from Springfield College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has written extensively on the production and utilization of research on teaching and teacher education. He has authored a number of books designed to assist non-specialists with the tasks of reading and understanding research. After many years residing in Sunderland, MA he now makes his home on Cape Cod, but with his wife, Professor Lorraine Goyette, he has spent much of each year writing, running, and exploring the Beartooth Mountains at Sky Ranch in Reed Point, MT. Klappentext Previous editions of this book have helped well over 100,000 students and professionals write effective proposals for dissertations and grants. Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, Locke/Spirduso/Silverman's Proposals That Work offers clear advice backed up with excellent examples. In the fifth edition, the authors have included a discussion of the effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process, with URLs listed where appropriate. In addition, there are new sections covering alternative forms of proposals and dissertations and the role of academic rigor in research. As always, the authors have included a number of specimen proposals, two that are completely new to this edition, to help shed light on the important issues surrounding the writing of proposals. Clear, straightforward, and reader friendly, Proposals That Work is a must own for anyone considering writing a proposal for a thesis, a dissertation, or a grant. Zusammenfassung Covering all aspects of the proposal process! from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding! this Sixth Edition has been completely updated and revised to offer clear advice backed up with excellent examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Writing the Proposal Chapter 1. The Function of the Proposal Chapter 2. Doing the Right Thing: "The Habit of Truth" Chapter 3. Developing the Thesis or Dissertation Proposal: Some Common Problems Chapter 4. Content of the Proposal: Important Considerations Chapter 5. Preparation of Proposals for Qualitative Research: Different Assumptions Chapter 6. Proposals for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 7. Style and Form in Writing the Proposal Chapter 8. The Oral Presentation Part II. Money for Research Chapter 9. Money for Research: How to Ask for Help Chapter 10. Preparation of the Grant Proposal Part III. Specimen Proposals Proposal 1. Experimental Study Proposal 2. Qualitative Study Proposal 3. Online Electronic Survey Study Proposal 4. Funded Grant ...

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Lawrence F. Locke is Professor Emeritus of Education and Physical Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A native of Connecticut, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Springfield College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has written extensively on the production and utilization of research on teaching and teacher education. He has authored a number of books designed to assist non-specialists with the tasks of reading and understanding research. After many years residing in Sunderland, MA he now makes his home on Cape Cod, but with his wife, Professor Lorraine Goyette, he has spent much of each year writing, running, and exploring the Beartooth Mountains at Sky Ranch in Reed Point, MT.

Klappentext

Previous editions of this book have helped well over 100,000 students and professionals write effective proposals for dissertations and grants. Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, Locke/Spirduso/Silverman's Proposals That Work offers clear advice backed up with excellent examples. In the fifth edition, the authors have included a discussion of the effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process, with URLs listed where appropriate. In addition, there are new sections covering alternative forms of proposals and dissertations and the role of academic rigor in research. As always, the authors have included a number of specimen proposals, two that are completely new to this edition, to help shed light on the important issues surrounding the writing of proposals. Clear, straightforward, and reader friendly, Proposals That Work is a must own for anyone considering writing a proposal for a thesis, a dissertation, or a grant.

Zusammenfassung
Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, this Sixth Edition has been completely updated and revised to offer clear advice backed up with excellent examples.

Inhalt

Part I. Writing the Proposal
Chapter 1. The Function of the Proposal
Chapter 2. Doing the Right Thing: "The Habit of Truth"
Chapter 3. Developing the Thesis or Dissertation Proposal: Some Common Problems
Chapter 4. Content of the Proposal: Important Considerations
Chapter 5. Preparation of Proposals for Qualitative Research: Different Assumptions
Chapter 6. Proposals for Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 7. Style and Form in Writing the Proposal
Chapter 8. The Oral Presentation
Part II. Money for Research
Chapter 9. Money for Research: How to Ask for Help
Chapter 10. Preparation of the Grant Proposal
Part III. Specimen Proposals
Proposal 1. Experimental Study
Proposal 2. Qualitative Study
Proposal 3. Online Electronic Survey Study
Proposal 4. Funded Grant