If university research is to remain a high priority in the national education agenda, graduate students must be prepared to move into research positions. Cleveland State University created the Graduate Grant Writing Center to enhance students' understanding of research principles and ethics, appreciation of the value of collaborations and…

The curriculum for this 2-week workshop on educational research development and evaluation is designed to increase participants' skills in project development and proposal writing and increase their knowledge of research and evaluation methods. Geared toward adult professionals who are skilled and motivated, the curriculum helps participants to…

Provides a step-by-step description of the process used to develop an HIV/AIDS prevention workshop for professionals who work with gay and bisexual men in a rural region where HIV/AIDS is perceived as irrelevant and public discourse on the topic is rare. Discusses obstacles overcome in determining a focus for the proposal and a focus for the 2-day…

This workbook was developed to assist adult educators in creating a fundraising plan, identifying funding sources, and developing techniques to receive funding from a variety of sources. Its materials are taken from a 2-day workshop given for persons involved in fundraising for nonprofit groups, especially adult education groups. The workbook is…

A faculty development workshop program at Southeast Missouri State University is designed to introduce faculty to the importance, techniques, and applications of classroom research, to expose faculty to prospective research project sponsors, and to discuss development of qualitative research proposals. Providing faculty with such opportunities is…