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How to Prepare a Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions for Students in Education and the Social and Behavioral Sciences » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of How to Prepare a Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions for Students in Education and the Social and Behavioral Sciences by David R. Krathwohl

Authors: David R. Krathwohl, Nick L. Smith
ISBN-13: 9780815681410, ISBN-10: 0815681410
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: David R. Krathwohl

Book Synopsis

In their manual, Krathwohl and Smith, both from the Syracuse U. School of Education, ask students to consider all reasons for and the functions of a dissertation before they begin writing. The authors provide three types of proposals and explain how to write them, how to work with faculty and how to get funding. Each chapter includes worksheets that help students check their progress. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1	What is a proposal?	3
2	The functions of a dissertation proposal	15
3	The proposal as a chain of reasoning	31
4	The description of the problem	45
5	The method section	75
6	Ensuring feasibility and other proposal parts	102
7	The special requirements of proposals using qualitative approaches : emergent, qualitative, philosophical, historical	121
8	The special requirement of proposals using quantitative approaches : experimental, causal modeling, meta-analysis	143
9	The special requirements of proposals using qualitative and/or quantitative approaches : survey, evaluation, development, demonstration	163
10	Other things to consider	197
11	An annotated dissertation proposal using qualitative methods	209
12	An annotated dissertation proposal using quantitative methods	231
13	A quantitative dissertation proposal with student annotations	252
14	Finding funding	267