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Proposing Empirical Research: A Guide to the Fundamentals
- Provides step-by-step instructions for students who will be writing their first research proposal in the social and behavioral sciences.
- Each major section is divided into short topics. For each topic, students complete an exercise that leads them toward the goal of preparing a proposal.
- Numerous examples throughout the book make the recommendations for proposal writing come alive.
- The model proposals at the end of the book illustrate proposal writing and provide material for classroom discussions.
- Provides concrete guidance for students who will be writing proposals for both quantitative and qualitative research.
- The structure of this book enables students to work independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals.
- All steps in proposal writing are clearly described and illustrated.
- Ideal for use
- research methods classes where students write a proposal as a term project,
- thesis/dissertation preparation classes,
- senior research seminars where proposing and conducting research is a culminating undergraduate activity, and
- any graduate-level seminar in which the instructor wants to incorporate a project that will engage students in critical thinking about the content area.
- Written by our best-selling author, Mildred L. Patten. Your students will appreciate her clear and informative style.
- Each major section is divided into short topics. For each topic, students complete an exercise that leads them toward the goal of preparing a proposal.
- Numerous examples throughout the book make the recommendations for proposal writing come alive.
- The model proposals at the end of the book illustrate proposal writing and provide material for classroom discussions.
- Provides concrete guidance for students who will be writing proposals for both quantitative and qualitative research.
- The structure of this book enables students to work independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals.
- All steps in proposal writing are clearly described and illustrated.
- Ideal for use
- research methods classes where students write a proposal as a term project,
- thesis/dissertation preparation classes,
- senior research seminars where proposing and conducting research is a culminating undergraduate activity, and
- any graduate-level seminar in which the instructor wants to incorporate a project that will engage students in critical thinking about the content area.
- Written by our best-selling author, Mildred L. Patten. Your students will appreciate her clear and informative style.
200 pages, ebook
Published October 4, 2016
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