| Description |
vii, 125 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Essential resources for social research |
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Essential resources for social research.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research proposals - purpose and use of this book -- 1.2 Background to this book -- 1.2.1 Empirical research - data -- 1.2.2 Quantitative and qualitative data -- 1.2.3 Relaxing the quantitative-qualitative distinction -- 1.2.4 Social science and social science areas -- 1.2.5 Relationship of this book to Introduction to Social -- Research -- 1.3 A view of research -- 1.4 Outline of chapters -- 1.5 Review concepts -- Notes -- 2 The Proposal - Readers, Expectations and Functions -- 2.1 What is a research proposal? -- 2.2 Readers and expectations -- 2.3 Functions and purpose of the proposal -- 2.4 Pre-structured versus unfolding research -- 2.5 The research proposal as a plan -- 2.6 Research questions or research problems? -- 2.7 A simplified model of research -- 2.8 Review concepts and questions -- Notes -- 3 A General Framework for Developing Proposals -- 3.1 An overall framework -- 3.2 A hierarchy of concepts -- 3.3 Research areas and topics -- 3.4 General and specific research questions -- 3.5 Data collection questions -- 3.6 Research questions and data - the empirical criterion -- 3.7 Three tactical issues -- 3.7.1 The importance of the pre-empirical stage -- 3.7.2 Questions before methods -- 3.7.3 Do I need hypotheses in my proposal? -- 3.8 Review concepts and questions -- Notes -- 4 Some Issues -- 4.1 The perspective behind the research -- 4.2 The role of theory -- 4.2.1 Description versus explanation -- 4.2.2 Theory verification versus theory generation -- 4.3 Pre-structured versus unfolding -- 4.4 The relevant literature -- 4.5 Quantitative, qualitative or both? -- 4.6 Review concepts and questions -- Notes -- 5 Methods -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Quantitative data, qualitative data, or both? -- 5.3 Design -- 5.3.1 Strategy -- 5.3.2 Framework -- 5.3.3 Sample -- 5.3.4 Data collection (instruments, procedures, ethical issues) -- 5.3.5 Data analysis -- 5.4 The question of methodological expertise -- 5.5 Review concepts and questions -- Notes -- 6 Writing the Proposal -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Proposal headings -- 6.3 Qualitative proposals -- Notes -- 7 Tactics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 General tactical issues -- 7.3 Departmental (or University) guidelines -- 7.4 Getting started -- 7.4.1 The 'two pager' -- 7.4.2 The ideas paper -- 7.4.3 Working deductively -- 7.5 The value of discussion -- 7.6 The value of writing it down -- 7.7 Three common dilemmas -- 7.7.1 Several topics at once -- 7.7.2 Getting to closure versus getting to closure -- too quickly -- 7.7.3 Focus on context, background and literature -- versusfocus on research questions -- 7.8 The importance of clarity -- 7.9 Examples of proposals -- Notes -- Appendix 1: Disentangling the terms 'perspective', 'strategy' -- and 'design' -- Appendix 2: Questions to guide proposal development -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"The book deals with both qualitative and quantitative approaches to empirical research across the social sciences and comprehensively covers the topics and concerns relevant to the subject." "The book also includes examples of successful research proposals, a discussion of strategy in handling problems and a summary checklist of 32 questions to guide proposal development." "Developing Effective Research Proposals will be welcomed by all those preparing or evaluating research proposals."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Proposal writing in the social sciences.
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Research -- methods [MESH]
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Research Design.
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| LC no. |
00710055 |
| ISBN |
0761963561 paperback |
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0761963553 |
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