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Preface | |
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About the Nature of This Book | |
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About the Changes in This New Edition | |
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Suggestions for Using the Book | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Writing the Proposal | |
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The Function of the Proposal | |
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Function | |
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Communication | |
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Plan | |
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Contract | |
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Regulations Governing Proposals | |
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General Considerations | |
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General Format | |
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Specific Tasks | |
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Introducing the Study | |
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Stating the Purpose | |
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Providing a Rationale | |
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Formulating Questions or Hypotheses | |
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Identifying Delimitations and Limitations | |
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Providing Definitions | |
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Discussing the Background of the Problem | |
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Explaining Procedures | |
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Providing Supplementary Material | |
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Completing the Tasks: The Proposal and the Report | |
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Doing the Right Thing: "The Habit of Truth" | |
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Ethics and the Research Process | |
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The Protection of Human Subjects | |
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An Ethical Benchmark | |
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The Self-interest of Respect | |
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The Danger of Seeming Innocent | |
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A Protocol for Informed Consent | |
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The Reactive Effects of Honesty | |
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Omission of Information | |
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Cooperation by Coercion | |
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Reciprocity | |
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The Ethics of Writing | |
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Plagiarism | |
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Providing All the Facts | |
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Manufacturing the Facts | |
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Ethics in Publication | |
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Personal and Professional Relationships | |
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Relationships With Faculty Mentors | |
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Discovery and Obligation | |
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Developing the Thesis or Dissertation Proposal: Some Common Problems | |
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Before the Proposal: First Things First | |
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Making Your Decision: Do You Really Want to Do It? | |
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Choosing Your Turf: Advisors and Areas | |
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Finding Your Question: What Don't We Know That Matters? | |
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The Sequence of Proposing: From Selecting a Topic to Forming a Committee | |
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A Plan of Action: What Follows What? | |
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Originality and Replication: What Is a Contribution to Knowledge? | |
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Getting Started: Producing the First Draft | |
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Selecting Your Thesis or Dissertation Committee | |
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Content of the Proposal: Important Considerations | |
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Reviewing the Literature: Finding It First | |
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Reviewing the Literature: Writing the Right Stuff | |
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Spadework The Proper Use of Pilot Studies | |
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Murphy's Law: Anticipating the Unexpected | |
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Anticipating the Analysis: Do It Now | |
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The Statistical Well: Drinking the Greatest Draught | |
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On Finding a Friendly Computer | |
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The Care and Nurture of Consultants | |
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The Scientific State of Mind: Proof, Truth, and Rationalized Choices | |
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Preparation of Proposals for Qualitative Research: Different Assumptions | |
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The Only Constant Is Change | |
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Disagreements and Diversity | |
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A Brief Description of Qualitative Research | |
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Preparing a Proposal for Qualitative Research | |
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Proposals for Focus Group Research | |
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Resources for Qualitative Research | |
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The Decision to Go Qualitative | |
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Proposals for Mixed Method Research | |
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Resources for Mixed Methods Research | |
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Considerations for Proposing Mixed Methods Research | |
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Style and Form in Writing the Proposal | |
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Praising, Exhorting, and Polemicizing: Don't | |
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Quotations: How to Pick Fruit From the Knowledge Tree | |
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Clarity and Precision: Speaking in System Language | |
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Editing: The Care and Nurture of a Document | |
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In Search of a Title: First Impressions and the Route to Retrieval | |
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Components Appropriate for Inclusion in the Title | |
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Components Inappropriate for Inclusion in the Title | |
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Mechanics of Titling | |
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The Oral Presentation | |
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Preparing Content | |
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Preparing Materials | |
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A Special Note About the Use of PowerPoint | |
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Construction | |
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Proper Use | |
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The General Rules | |
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Practice and Revision | |
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Preparing the Environment | |
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Oral Presentation | |
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Managing Interaction | |
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The Aftermath | |
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Money For Research | |
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Money for Research: How to Ask for Help | |
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Money Is Available to Support Research | |
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Locating the Money Tree | |
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General Strategies | |
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Using Institutional Retrieval Systems | |
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Finding Federal and State Dollars | |
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Tapping Into Nongovernmental Sources | |
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Considering Commercial Search Services | |
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The Bottom Line | |
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Business Possibilities | |
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Resources Earmarked for Student Research | |
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Working With the Money Source | |
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Home Institutional Resources | |
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Federal and State Agencies: Progressing Through the Maze | |
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Foundations | |
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Partnerships With Business | |
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Business and Corporate Foundations | |
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The Grant Application-The Big Picture | |
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The Application and the Proposal | |
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The Cornerstone: The Research Question | |
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Quality: The Proposed Research and the Research Proposal | |
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The Investigator and the Environment 185 | |
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Dealing With Rejection | |
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Planning and Preparation: Taking the Long view | |
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Special Tips (and Encouragement) for Students | |
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Why You Should Seek Funding | |
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Preparation of the Grant Proposal | |
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Using Planning Models and Flowcharts | |
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The Application | |
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The Budget | |
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Staff and Consultant Needs | |
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Supplies and Equipment | |
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Travel Costs | |
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Indirect Costs | |
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Research Support | |
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Biographical Sketch: Presenting Yourself | |
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Letters of Endorsement and Confirmation | |
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The Research Plan | |
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Abstracts | |
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Specific Aims and Hypotheses | |
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Background | |
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Significance of the Proposed Research | |
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Procedures and Methods | |
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Research Design | |
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Participants | |
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Tests and Measurements | |
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Procedures | |
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Analyses | |
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The Time Frame | |
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Dissemination of Results | |
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Appendices | |
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Summary | |
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Specimen Proposals | |
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Experimental Study-The Effects of Primate Vocalizations, Backward Speech, and Filtered Speech on Object Categorization During the First Year | |
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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 | |
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Online Electronic Survey Study-The Nutrition Care Process of Front-Line Pediatric HW Providers | |
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Funded Grant-How Higher Education in Prison Affects Student-Inmates' Social Capital and Conceptions of Self | |
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Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Supplementary References | |
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References | |
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Index | |