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The encouraging book that has guided thousands of students step by step through crafting a strong dissertation proposal is now in a thoroughly revised second edition. It includes new guidance for developing methodology-specific problem statements, an expanded discussion of the literature review, coverage of the four-chapter dissertation model, and more. Terrell demonstrates how to write each chapter of the proposal, including the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions and hypotheses literature review and detailed plans for data collection and analysis. "Let's Start Writing" exercises serve as building blocks for drafting a complete proposal. Other user-friendly features include case-study examples from diverse disciplines, “Do You Understand?” checklists, and end-of-chapter practice tests with answers. Appendices present an exemplary proposal written three ways to demonstrate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and discuss how to structure a four-chapter dissertation.
Introduction: Your Dissertation Proposal
Developing the Problem Statement for Your Dissertation Proposal
Writing Purpose Statements, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Writing the Review of Literature for Your Dissertation Proposal
The First Part of Your Dissertation Research Method
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Mixed Methods Research Designs
Epilogue: Have We Accomplished What We Set Out to Do?
Progress Check for Chapter 1 of a Dissertation Proposal: The Introduction
Progress Check for Chapter 2 of a Dissertation Proposal: The Review of Literature
Progress Check for Chapter 3 of a Quantitative Dissertation Proposal
Progress Check for Chapter 3 of a Qualitative Dissertation Proposal
Progress Check for Chapter 3 of a Mixed Methods Dissertation Proposal
Sample Proposal for a Four‑Chapter Dissertation
Answers to Review Questions
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author