Locke, Lawrence F. <br/><br/>
Proposals that work :  a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals / 
Lawrence F. Locke, University of Massachuetts at Amherst, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, The University of Texas at Austin, Stephen J. Silverman, Teachers College, Columbia University. 
 - Sixth edition. 
 - Los Angeles :   SAGE,   2014. 
 - xx, 383 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-372) and index. 
<br/><br/> Part I. Writing the proposal -- The function of the proposal -- Doing the right thing : "the habit of truth" -- Developing the thesis or dissertation proposal : some common problems -- Content of the proposal : important considerations -- Preparation of proposals for qualitative research : different assumptions -- Proposals for mixed method research -- Style and form in writing the proposal -- The oral presentation -- Part II. Money for research -- Money for research : how to ask for help -- Preparation of the grant proposal -- Part III. Specimen proposals -- Proposal 1: Experimental study: The effects of primate vocalizations, backward speech, and fltered speech on object categorization during the first year -- Proposal 2: Qualitative study: An advisory team for social justice education : teachers' and the principal's perceptions on four key dimensions of the ninth grade advisory program -- Proposal 3: Online electronic survey study: The nutrition care process of front-line pediatric HIV providers -- Proposal 4: Funded grant: How higher education in prison affects student-inmates' social capital and conceptions of self -- Appendix: Annotated bibliography of supplementary references. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781452216850 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Proposal writing in research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Dissertations, Academic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Research grants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Fund raising--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>001.44 LOC