| Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation: Guidelines and Examples Contributor(s): Terrell, Steven R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1462523021 ISBN-13: 9781462523023 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals |
| Dewey: 378.242 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 10" (1.10 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This user-friendly guide helps students get started on--and complete--a successful doctoral dissertation proposal by accessibly explaining the process and breaking it down into manageable steps. Steven R. Terrell demonstrates how to write each chapter of the proposal, including the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions and hypotheses; literature review; and detailed plan for data collection and analysis. Of special utility, end-of-chapter exercises serve as building blocks for developing a full draft of an original proposal. Numerous case study examples are drawn from across the social, behavioral, and health science disciplines. Appendices present an exemplary proposal written three ways to encompass quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs. User-Friendly Features *"Let's Start Writing" exercises leading up to a complete proposal draft. *"Do You Understand?" checklists of key terms plus an end-of-book glossary. *End-of-chapter quizzes with answers. *Case study examples from education, psychology, health sciences, business, and information systems. *Sample proposal with three variants of the methods chapter: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. |