Developing Effective Research Proposals

Keith F. Punch is a social research expert and was Winthrop Professor in the Graduate School of Education, the University of Western Australia, and is now Professor Emeritus in the University of Western Australia.

• Introduction: Reading this BookUnderstanding Readers, Expectations and FunctionsIncluding Ethics in Social Science Research Alis OanceaDeveloping a General Framework for ProposalsUsing Theory and Dealing with the LiteraturePresenting Methods and MethodologiesWriting the ProposalGetting Tactics RightExamples of Proposals

This book is incredibly useful for graduate students attempting to work out the ‘rules of the game’ of research proposal writing. Especially helpful are the exercises that can support students with tricky aspects such as developing research questions.