Developing Research Proposals
- Pam Denicolo
- Lucinda Becker - Reading University, UK
Success in Research
Writing a research proposal is one of the most important tasks facing academics, researchers and graduate students. Yet there is a good deal of misinformation and a great lack of guidance about what constitutes a good research proposal and what can be done to maximize one's chances of writing a successful research proposal.
Pam Denicolo and Lucinda Becker recognize the importance of developing an effective research proposal for gaining either a place on a research degree program or funding to support research projects and set out to explore the main factors that that proposal writers need to attend to in developing successful proposals of their own.
Developing Research Proposals will help readers to understand the context within which their proposal will be read, what the reviewers are looking for and will be influenced by, while also supporting the development of relevant skills through advice and practical activities.
This book:
- Explores the nature and purpose of different kinds of proposals
- Focuses on the actual research proposed
- Discusses how best to carry out and structure the literature review
- Examines the posing and phrasing of research questions and hypotheses
- Looks at how methods and methodology should be handled in a proposal
- Discusses the crucial issues of planning, strategy and timing in developing targeted proposals
The authors draw together the key elements in the process of preparing and submitting a proposal and concludes with advice on responding to the results, successful or not, and their relevance to future proposals.
Supplements
A collection of free tips, exercises and resources from all books in the Success in Research series
Very handy text to provide straightforward advice on developing good quality research proposal.
I really like this book. It is well structured and presents what can be quite a daunting topic for student researchers in a helpful step-by-step approach. The content is thorough but written in an accessible style.
Many students find the writing of a research proposal daunting, however, this textbook provides helpful guidance for students who are confronted with writing a proposal for the first time.
A good author and a clear text to read.
A really useful book, but not so relevant for student researchers.
This book is well structured and highly informative. Anyone would like to read it over and over. It is a good resources for the entire research project life cycle.
I will recommend this for my Masters Students as for some of them it has been a long time since they developed formal research proposals.
systematic and a good springboard for the novice who needs to learn fast
This book is very much a step-by-step approach to preparing and producing a successful proposal. The book is most engaging though its activities and any aspiring researcher, whether they are using a quantitative or qualitative paradigm, will find this book useful. It nicely complements Keith Punch's book: Developing Effective Research Proposals (Sage); I shall be using both in my guidance to research students.
A gook book for my 4th Year nursing students who have to write a research proposal
