Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals
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Textbook (Paperback - Fifth Edition)
- 376pp
- Sales Rank: 36,908
Textbook Information
- ISBN-13: 9781412924238
- Edition Description: Fifth Edition
- Edition Number: 5
- Pub. Date: February 2007
- Publisher: SAGE Publications
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 2007
- Publisher: SAGE Publications
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 376pp
- Sales Rank: 36,908
- Series: Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Series
- ISBN-13: 9781412924238
- ISBN: 1412924235
- Edition Number: 5
- Edition Description: Fifth Edition
Synopsis
The Third Edition of this practical book confronts the problems of writing a research proposal successfully and is the ideal tool for launching students into writing proposals for theses, dissertations and grants, and through one of the major barriers to an academic career.
Written in an accessible style, it provides both practical advice for the would-be writer and examples that show how effective proposal writing can be done. In this new edition the authors update their previous work with issues that have come to the forefront within the last five years. The book includes new chapters on ethics and verbal presentations; an expanded chapter on qualitative proposal writing; and updated sections on literature search,
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A discussion of the proposal-writing process includes generic information that applies to all research proposals as well as issues specific to the use of proposals in graduate education and funding agencies. Discussion covers ethics and research, common problems in proposal development, content considerations, qualitative research, style and form, and the oral presentation. Also covered is the securing of money for research and funding. Additionally, four specimen proposals are provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Waneen Wyrick Spirduso is the Mauzy Regents Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at The University of Texas at Austin. She is a native of Austin and holds bachelor and doctoral degrees from The University of Texas and a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research focuses on the effects of aging and the mechanisms of motor control. She has been a prolific contributor to the research literature and has authored textbooks related to research methods and aging. She has taught research methods and directed student research for more than three decades and has received numerous research grants from the federal government and foundations. Professor Spirduso, who is an avid golfer and rower, lives with her husband, Craig Spirduso, in Austin, Texas. Her Web site is
www.edb.utexas.edu/coe/depts/kin/faculty/spirduso/index.html
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