How to prepare a dissertation proposal : suggestions for students in education and the social and behavioral sciences /
Publication details: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 0815681410
- 9780815681410
- Dissertation proposal
- LB2369 .K725 2005
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | LB 2369 KRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007308 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index.
What is a proposal? -- The functions of a dissertation proposal -- The proposal as a chain or reasoning -- The description of the problem -- The method section -- Ensuring feasibility and other proposal parts -- The special requirements of proposals using qualitative approaches: emergent, qualitative, philosophical, historical -- The special requirements of proposals using quantitative approaches: experimental, causal, Modeling, meta-analysis -- The special requirements of proposals using qualitative and/or quantitative approaches: survey, evaluation, development, demonstration -- Other things to consider -- An annotated dissertation proposal using qualitative methods -- An annotated dissertation proposal using quantitative methods -- A quantitative dissertation proposal with student annotations -- Finding funding.
This step-by-step guide begins by identifying and defining the basics of a dissertation proposal. With careful consideration, they explore proposal functions and parts, show how to build your study's chain of reasoning, and carefully review alternate study designs. Chapters are devoted to qualitative studies (sectioned into case studies, philosophical, and historical investigations); quantitative studies (sectioned into experimental, causal modeling, and meta-analysis studies), and mixed-method studies (sectioned into: sample survey, evaluation, development, and demonstration and action projects). Three extensively annotated proposals of former students provide examples of the guidance offered and illustrate common types of studies.