TY - BOOK AU - Punch,Keith TI - Developing effective research proposals SN - 9781412921268 (pbk.) : AV - H62 U1 - 300.72 PUN PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - SAGE KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology KW - Proposal writing in the social sciences KW - Research KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Social research & statistics KW - thema KW - Study & learning skills: general N1 - Previous ed.: 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160) and index; 1.Introduction -- 2.The proposal: readers, expectations and functions -- 3.A general framework for developing proposals -- 4.The role of theory and dealing with the literature -- 5.Methods -- 6.Writing the proposal -- 7.Tactics -- 8.Examples of proposals N2 - This accessible, how-to guide can be used as a workbook to the author's 'An Introduction to Social Research', or as an independent guide. It is a guide to preparing a well-constructed research proposal, then presenting it effectively ER -