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8 research CATALOGUE 2025|2026SUITABLE FOR%u2022 Postgraduate students in all disciplines%u2022 Supervisors of postgraduate students in all disciplinesDesigning your First Research Proposal A Manual for Beginning ResearchersR VITHAL & J JANSEN (EDITORS)This popular manual has been updated to address current research challenges in all disciplines, while maintaining its succinct content. It presents a simple, clear and coherent strategy for preparing a research proposal with two additional sections to take into account research ethics and funding applications. This practical, application-focused guide can be used in a variety of academic disciplines in both tertiary and secondary education.2nd EDITION 2019 Ed64 PAGES978 1 48512 990 5 ZAR R221.00978 1 48512 991 2 ZAR R208.00NEW FOR THIS EDITION%u2022 New examples and case studies from a range of disciplines%u2022 New sections: Protecting human subjects (ethics) and estimating a budget.KEY FEATURES%u2022 Clear and coherent strategy for preparing a research proposal for basic to advanced research%u2022 Can be used in a variety of educational contexts in both tertiary and secondary education%u2022 Workbook format for use in workshops for doctoral, Master%u2019s and baccalaureate students%u2022 Appropriate across many disciplines%u2022 Accessible to English second-language speakers%u2022 Interactive structure promotes self-directed research training %u2013 suitable for distance education.CONTENTS%u2022 Preface %u2022 Steps in writing a research proposal%u2022 Selecting a focus%u2022 Identifying critical questions%u2022 Stating a rationale%u2022 Conducting a literature review%u2022 Locating a conceptual/theoretical framework%u2022 Preparing a data collection plan%u2022 Planning for data analysis%u2022 Anticipating the report outline%u2022 Dealing with validity and reliability concerns%u2022 Acknowledging the limitations of research%u2022 Protecting human subjects (ethics)e e-BOOK