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Author	Denicolo, Pam.
Title	Developing research proposals / Pam Denicolo, Lucinda Becker.
Imprint	Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012.

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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
WALSH MAIN COLLECTION	PE1404 .D46 2012	AVAILABLE

Author	Denicolo, Pam.
Series	Success in research.
Subject	Proposal writing for grants.
	Proposal writing in research.
Alt Name	Becker, Lucinda M., 1963-

Table of Contents
	List of activities, boxes, tables and figure	x
	About the authors	xii
	Prologue	xiii
	Serendipity	xiii
	Intended readers	xiv
	Overview of the book	xv
	The task before you	xvi
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 funders' 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 funders 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 s̀horthand' 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
Appendix 1	Funding sources	113
Appendix 2	Resources	118
	Glossary	123
	References	131
	Index	132

LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
WALSH MAIN COLLECTION	PE1404 .D46 2012	AVAILABLE

Author	Denicolo, Pam.
Series	Success in research.
Subject	Proposal writing for grants.
	Proposal writing in research.
Alt Name	Becker, Lucinda M., 1963-
Description	xvii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]) and index.
Contents	What is a research proposal -- When is a research proposal required and why -- What are the key aspects of proposal preparation -- What should be included in the introduction, rationale and literature review -- What is the significance of the aims, objectives and research questions/hypotheses -- What should be included in the methodology/research implementation sections -- What financial considerations are required -- What planning and organisation details are required -- Who are the other potential contributors to and referees for your project -- Where does it end? Reactions, reflections and anticipations.
ISBN	9780857028662 (pbk.)
	0857028669 (pbk.)
	9780857028655
	0857028650
OCLC #	777373088

Table of Contents
	List of activities, boxes, tables and figure	x
	About the authors	xii
	Prologue	xiii
	Serendipity	xiii
	Intended readers	xiv
	Overview of the book	xv
	The task before you	xvi
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 funders' 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 funders 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 s̀horthand' 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
Appendix 1	Funding sources	113
Appendix 2	Resources	118
	Glossary	123
	References	131
	Index	132

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