Developing research proposals
This guide is for researchers seeking to begin doctoral research and for those who are ready to move into the world of funded research. After an overview of the entire process of producing a proposal, the guide walks through steps of proposals as part of an application for a research degree program;...
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London :
Sage publications,
2012
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2012 |
| Series: | Success in research
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Table of Contents:
- Contents note continued: 9.Who are the other potential contributors to and referees for your project?
- Building professional relationships
- Building on overviews of requirements
- Making contacts and seeking help
- Developing collaborations and partnerships
- The review process
- What reviewers are seeking from proposals
- Reality check
- - grit your teeth!
- 10.Where does it end? Reactions, reflections and anticipations
- After submission
- Receiving feedback from reviewers
- Reasons for rejection
- Responding to feedback
- Back to the beginning
- The continuous cycle of proposal writing
- Contents note continued: Methodology
- - approach and justification
- Consistency and justification
- Research using positivist approaches
- Presenting and analysing quantitative results
- Research using interpretivist approaches
- Presenting and analysing qualitative results
- Using the right language
- Ethical considerations
- Evaluation plan
- 7.What financial considerations are required?
- The ground rules of budgeting
- The financial demands of a research degree project
- Financial considerations for all researchers
- Types and styles of budgets for funding applications
- Key elements of the budget: personnel
- Key elements of the budget: operating costs
- The budget after submission of the proposal
- 8.What planning and organisation details are required?
- Establishing goals and deadlines
- Project planning and time management
- Implementation plans
- Research governance
- People management
- Schedules and timelines
- Contents note continued: The conceptual framework
- Stages in the production of the proposal
- - advance planning
- The constraints of time
- 4.What should be included in the introduction, rationale and literature review?
- Orientating the reader to your purpose
- The introduction
- The rationale
- Preparing for the literature review
- The literature review itself
- The process of searching the literature
- Constructing your argument
- 5.What is the significance of the aims, objectives and research questions/hypotheses?
- Level of specificity required
- Clarification of terms
- - aims and objectives
- Research questions and hypotheses
- Paradigms
- Why paradigm identification is important
- The link between aims/objectives and research questions/hypotheses
- 6.What should be included in the methodology/research implementation sections?
- Consistency between purpose and procedures
- Clarification of `shorthand' terms
- Machine generated contents note: 1.What is a research proposal?
- A pervasive task defined
- A celebration of difference
- First steps in meeting the needs of your readership
- Finding out about research degree opportunities
- Finding out about research funding opportunities
- General preliminary explorations
- Skills inventory
- 2.When is a research proposal required and why?
- Motivation
- Sources of funding
- Gaining a richer view of funders' requirements
- Gaining financial awards for study
- Identifying potential supervisors/advisors
- Securing a place on a higher degree by research programme
- Sections within a proposal
- - what funders or research degree reviewers are looking for
- Main features of proposals
- 3.What are the key aspects of proposal preparation?
- Pre-preparation
- The title, abstract and covering letter
- The body of the proposal
- - audience and style
- Developing your proposal draft
- Language register, voice and verb tense
- 1 What is a research proposal? 1
- A pervasive task defined 1
- A celebration of difference 2
- First steps in meeting the needs of your readership 4
- Finding out about research degree opportunities 4
- Finding out about research funding opportunities 5
- General preliminary explorations 6
- Skills inventory 7
- 2 When is a research proposal required and why? 10
- Motivation 10
- Sources of funding 12
- Gaining a richer view of flinders' requirements 13
- Gaining financial awards for study 16
- Identifying potential supervisors/advisors 17
- Securing a place on a higher degree by research programme 19
- Sections within a proposal - what flinders or research degree reviewers are looking for 21
- Main features of proposals 23
- 3 What are the key aspects of proposal preparation? 27
- Pre-preparation 27
- The title, abstract and covering letter 30
- The body of the proposal - audience and style 32
- Developing your proposal draft 33
- Language register, voice and verb tense 35
- The conceptual framework 36
- Stages in the production of the proposal - advance planning 38
- The constraints of time 40
- 4 What should be included in the introduction, rationale and literature review? 43
- Orientating the reader to your purpose 43
- The introduction 44
- The rationale 44
- Preparing for the literature review 45
- The literature review itself 46
- The process of searching the literature 48
- Constructing your argument 49
- 5 What is the significance of the aims, objectives and research questions/hypotheses? 52
- Level of specificity required 52
- Clarification of terms - aims and objectives 53
- Research questions and hypotheses 55
- Paradigms 55
- Why paradigm identification is important 56
- The link between aims/objectives and research questions/hypotheses 59
- 6 What should be included in the methodology/research implementation sections? 61
- Consistency between purpose and procedures 61
- Clarification of 'shorthand' terms 62
- Methodology - approach and justification 62
- Consistency and justification 64
- Research using positivist approaches 65
- Presenting and analysing quantitative results 65
- Research using interpretivist approaches 67
- Presenting and analysing qualitative results 68
- Using the right language 69
- Ethical considerations 70
- Evaluation plan 74
- 7 What financial considerations are required? 76
- The ground rules of budgeting 76
- The financial demands of a research degree project 77
- Financial considerations for all researchers 78
- Types and styles of budgets for funding applications 79
- Key elements of the budget: personnel 81
- Key elements of the budget: operating costs 83
- The budget after submission of the proposal 84
- 8 What planning and organisation details are required? 87
- Establishing goals and deadlines 87
- Project planning and time management 88
- Implementation plans 90
- Research governance 91
- People management 92
- Schedules and timelines 93
- 9 Who are the other potential contributors to and referees for your project? 97
- Building professional relationships 97
- Building on overviews of requirements 98
- Making contacts and seeking help 99
- Developing collaborations and partnerships 100
- The review process 102
- What reviewers are seeking from proposals 103
- Reality check - grit your teeth! 105
- 10 Where does it end? Reactions, reflections and anticipations 107
- After submission 107
- Receiving feedback from reviewers 108
- Reasons for rejection 109
- Responding to feedback 110
- Back to the beginning 111
- The continuous cycle of proposal writing 112