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Research Proposal Guide Bibliography

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The action research dissertation: a guide for students and faculty.

By Kathryn Herr and Gary L. Anderson.
Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2005.
⇒ See pages 70-71.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - H 62 .H447 2005
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Basic steps in planning nursing research: from question to proposal, 6th edition.

By Marilynn J. Wood and Janet C. Ross-Kerr.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - RT 81.5 .W647 2006
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Blending qualitative & quantitative research methods in theses and dissertations.

By R. Murray Thomas.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2003.
⇒ See: Part 2. "A Variety of Thesis and Dissertation Proposals" starting on page 99.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .T4575 2003
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The clockwork muse: a practical guide to writing theses, dissertations, and books.

By Eviatar Zerubavel.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - PN 145 .Z47 1999
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Completing dissertations in the behavioral sciences and education.

By Thomas J. Long, John J. Convey, and Adele R. Chwalek.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1985.
⇒ See "Writing the Proposal" on pages 67-110.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .L65 1985
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Developing effective research proposals.

By Keith F. Punch.
London, England; Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2000.
⇒ See: Chapter 2. The Proposal.
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The dissertation: an architecture student's handbook.

By Iain Borden and Katerina Rüedi.
Oxford, England; Boston, MA: Architectural Press, 2000.
⇒ See chapter called "Writing a Proposal."
UT Arlington - Architecture & Fine Arts Library:Reference (non-circulating)
- - NA 2108 .B67 2000
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The dissertation journey: a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation.

By Carol M. Roberts.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2004.
⇒ See Chapter 14. "Holding the Proposal Meeting."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 1742 .R63 2004
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Dissertation proposal guidebook: how to prepare a research proposal and get it accepted.

By David C. Gardner and Grace Joely Beatty.
Springfield, IL: Thomas, 1980.
⇒ See pages 5-86.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .G26
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Dissertation research and writing for construction students.

By S. G. Naoum.
Oxford, England; Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
UT Arlington - Science & Engineering Library: Books
- - TH 213.5 .N36 1998
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Doing dissertations in politics: a student guide.

By David M. Silbergh.
London, England; New York, NY: Routledge, 2001.
⇒ See: Chapter 3. "Defining the Problem: the Research Proposal."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - JA 86 .S55 2001
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Doing science: design, analysis, and communication of scientific research.

By Ivan Valiela.
Oxford, England; New York, NY: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
UT Arlington - Science & Engineering Library: Books
- - Q 180 .A1 V35 2001
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Doing your masters dissertation: realizing your potential as a social scientist.

By Chris Hart.
London, England; Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2005.
⇒ See: Chapter 11 called "Writing your research proposal" on pages 365-405.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .H324 2005
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Evaluating research articles from start to finish, 2nd edition.

By Ellen R. Girden.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
UT Arlington - Science & Engineering Library: Books
- - Q 180.55 .E9 G57 2001
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Evaluating research proposals in the behavioral sciences: a guide, 2nd enlarged edition.

By Joel Robert Davitz and Lois Leiderman Davitz.
New York NY: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1977.
⇒ See pages 60-61.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - BF 76.5 .D3 1977
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From dissertation to book.

By William Germano.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2005.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - PN 162 .G37 2005
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Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: a handbook for students and faculty, 5th edition.

By James E. Mauch and Namgi Park.
New York, NY: M. Dekker, 2003.
⇒ See chapters called: "Developing the Proposal" and "Preparation of the Proposal."
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Guide to writing empirical papers, theses, and dissertations.

By G. David Garson.
New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 2002.
⇒ See section called the: "Proposal Meeting" on pages 294-296.
UT Arlington - Central Library, Floor 2: Reference (non-circulating)
- - LB 2369 .G27 2002
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Guidelines for preparing the research proposal.

By John H. Behling.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - H 62 .B3634 1984
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How to do your dissertation in geography and related disciplines, 2nd edition.

By Tony Parsons and Peter G. Knight.
London, England; New York, NY: Routledge, 2005.
⇒ See pages 53-56.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .P36 2005
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How to prepare a research proposal: guidelines for funding and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences, 3rd edition.

By David R. Krathwohl.
Syracuse, NY: Distributed by Syracuse University Press, 1988.
⇒ See pages 12-50.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - HG 177 .K73 1988
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The portable dissertation advisor.

By Miles Taft Bryant.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2004.
⇒ See: Chapter 2 called: "Outline of a Proposal" on pages 35-60.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 1742 .B79 2004
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The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice, 2nd edition.

By Ronet Bachman and Russell K. Schutt.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2003.
⇒ See chapter called: "Developing a Research Proposal."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - HV 6024.5 .B33 2003
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Proposals that work: a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals, 4th edition.

By Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000.
⇒ See Part I called: "Writing the Proposal."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - Q 180.55 .P7 L63 2000
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Qualitative research proposals and reports: a guide.

By Patricia L. Munhall.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2000.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - RT 81.5 .M854 2000
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Secrets for a successful dissertation.

By Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, and Debra J. Wright.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.
⇒ See chapter called: "Writing the Proposal."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .F547 1998
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The stages of social research.

By David Caplovitz.
New York, NY: Wiley, 1983.
⇒ See Part 1: "Proposal Writing."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - HM 48 .C36 1983
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Successful dissertations and theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion, 2nd edition.

By David Madsen.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .M32 1992
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Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content and process, 2nd edition.

By Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
⇒ See info about the proposal on pages 4-6, 20, 43-45, 55-57, and 88-89.
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Surviving your thesis.

Edited by Suzan Burton and Peter Steane.
London, England; New York, NY: Routledge, 2004.
⇒ See Chapter 4: "Developing a research proposal."
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Theses and dissertations: a guide to planning, research, and writing.

By Robert Murray Thomas and Dale L. Brubaker.
Westport, CN: Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
⇒ See pages 7-88.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .T458 2000
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The unwritten rules of PhD research.

By Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre.
Maidenhead, England: Open University Press, 2004.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2386 .R84 2004
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Up close and personal: the teaching and learning of narrative research.

Edited by Ruthellen Josselson, Amia Lieblich, and Dan P. McAdams.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2003.
⇒ See chapter called: "Framework for narrative research proposals in psychology."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - PN 212 .U68 2002
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Writing and publishing your thesis, dissertation, and research: a guide for students in the helping professions.

By P. Paul Heppner and Mary J. Heppner.
Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole, 2004.
⇒ See: Chapters 3-7 on pages 38-178.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .H46 2004
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Writing the qualitative dissertation: understanding by doing.

By Judith M. Meloy.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1994.
⇒ See chapter 3 called: "Understanding by Proposing: Preparing and Defending the Proposal/Prospectus."
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .M38 1994
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Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day: a guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis.

By Joan Bolker.
New York, NY: H. Holt, 1998.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .B57 1998
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Your undergraduate dissertation: the essential guide for success.

By Nicholas Walliman.
London, England; Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2004.
⇒ See chapter 6 called: "How Do I Write a Proposal?" on pages 68-77.
UT Arlington - Central Library (Call Nos. A-L 4th Floor; P-Z 5th Floor)
- - LB 2369 .W35 2004
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