Proposals That Work: Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals

Proposals That Work is about how to prepare effective research proposals for graduate theses and dissertations. A major part of the book comments on specimen proposals from a number of social science disciplines. The second edition of this extremely successful guide gives a deeper coverage of the grants process and grant proposal writing, as well as an extra section on qualitative research proposals.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: WRITING THE PROPOSAL Function of the Proposal Developing the Thesis or Dissertation Proposal Some Common Problems Content of the Proposal Important Considerations Preparation of Proposals for Qualitative Research Different Assumptions, Familiar Problems, and New Responses Style and Form in Writing the Proposal Money for Research How to Ask for Help Preparing the Grant Proposal PART TWO: SPECIMEN PROPOSALS Experimental Design - The Effects of Age, Modality and Complexity of Response, and Practice on Reaction Time Qualitative Study - Returning Women Students in the Community College Quasi-Experimental Design - Teaching Children to Question What They Read An Attempt to Improve Reading Comprehension Through Training in a Cognitive Learning Strategy Funded Grant - A Field Test of a Health-Based Educational Intervention to Increase Adolescent Fertility Control

About the Author :
STEPHEN J. SILVERMAN is Professor of Education and Physical Education Program Coordinator at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a native of Philadelphia and holds a bachelor's degree from Temple University, a master's degree from Washington State University, and a doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His research focuses on teaching and learning in physical education and on the methods for conducting research in field settings. He has authored numerous research articles and chapters, and he is coauthor of a number of books. He has served as editor of two research journals, is an experienced research consultant, has directed graduate students, and has, for many years, taught classes in research methods, statistics, and measurement. He enjoys running, following politics, and aquatic sports and lives with his wife, Patricia Moran, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. His Website is: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/ss928. 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. Http://www.UnlockResearch.com, his service Web site, offers monthly annotations of research reports, reviews of research journals and textbooks, and guides for physical educators who seek ways to apply research in professional practice. He makes his home in Sunderland, MA. But, he and his wife, Professor Lorraine Goyette, spend much of each year writing, running, and exploring the Beartooth Mountains at Sky Ranch in Reed Point, MT. At both locations, he can be contacted at lflocke@hotmail.com. 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's 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. She plays golf and rows, and lives with her husband, Craig Spirduso, in Austin, TX. Her Website is http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coe/depts/kin/faculty/spirduso/index.html