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Mertens, Donna M. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2004
In this new edition, the author explains quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and incorporates the viewpoints of various research paradigms (postpositivist, constructivist, transformative, and pragmatic) into descriptions of these methods. Special emphasis is provided for conducting research in culturally complex communities. Each chapter…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Human Services, Research Problems, Methods Research
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Moravcsik, Michael – Minerva, 1971
Taken from a paper delivered at the Durham meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in September 1970 proposing a new selection procedure, training program, employment, and research projects for university graduate science students. (IR)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Developing Nations, Economically Disadvantaged, Graduate Students
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Rodman, John A.; Peters, Carl M. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1980
The effective management of the university depends on the research office providing usable, accurate, timely, and accessible information regarding sponsored programs. The utilization of automated systems to store, access, and manage information is seen as essential. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administration, Budgets, Computers, Financial Support
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Blanpied, William A.; Borg, Alfred F. – Science Education, 1979
Describes the peer-review process which the National Science Foundation has established to evaluate science education proposals and award grants. (HM)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Peer Evaluation, Project Applications
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Morgenstern, Ellen – Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP, 1980
When higher education is expected to undergo severe retrenchment, the art of proposal writing is seen to be an extremely important skill for Ph.D.s, scholars, and faculty. An overview of proposal-writing and fund-raising resources is provided. A guide to foundation publications is included. (MLW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Fund Raising
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Nelson, Orville – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1977
Elements of a proposal submitted to the U.S. Office of Education under improved research coordination, productivity, and utilization are discussed. The proposal seeks to structure, focus, share, inform, and to simulate the development of a coordinated research program in industrial arts through a national research management system. The research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Industrial Arts, Information Dissemination, Management Systems
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Lee, Tamera P. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Discusses Auburn University's Library Research Committee which supports library research, writing, and other scholarly activities by providing advice on and review of research proposals; editorial guidance; sponsorship of research seminars and symposia; identification and purchase of computer resources; and dissemination of information about…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Computer Software, Editing
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Schumacher, Dorin – Research Management Review, 1994
As researchers turn to industry over government for research funding, it is proposed that research administrators provide substantial assistance to faculty in the different strategies and skills needed to win grants. Differences between corporate and federal sponsors, basic strategies found effective in winning grants, and elements of effective…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Fund Raising, Grants
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Poole, Millicent E. – Australian Journal of Education, 1993
The process and criteria by which the Humanities and Social Sciences panel of the Australian Research Council evaluates research proposals are described and discussed. Peer review is the primary method of evaluation, and the primary criteria are the potential of a given proposal for significant conceptual advance and research/researcher quality.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Humanities
Bateman, William E.; Harvey, Francis A. – 1998
This paper examines the main issues in hypermedia navigation, proposes research questions, and suggests a methodology for resolving those questions. The paper begins with an overview of navigation and a discussion of design issues in hypermedia databases, including being lost in hyperspace, the use of hypermaps, proper balance between links and…
Descriptors: Database Design, Databases, Design Preferences, Hypermedia
Ries, Joanne B.; Leukefeld, Carl G. – 1998
This guide, intended primarily for new or inexperienced researchers, provides suggestions for obtaining and maintaining external funding from grants and contracts. It emphasizes that this effort requires considerable thought, ongoing planning, sound management, and clear decisions. The book uses the National Institutes of Health application and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Grants
Atlanta Univ., GA. Graduate School of Education. – 1983
A project to expand the participation in research by the education faculty of the member institutions in the Atlanta University Center is described. The primary objective was to provide an opportunity for black scholars to participate in research with emphasis on issues confronting black communities in the 1980s. The focus was to enhance the…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
LYONS, WILLIAM A. – 1966
THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED FUNDS UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 (TITLE V) TO INVESTIGATE THE NEED FOR A STATEWIDE HOME STUDY PROGRAM IN NEW YORK ON THE SECONDARY AND COLLEGE LEVELS. THE STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE HOW A PROGRAM OF HOME STUDY WOULD SUPPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, College Curriculum, Correspondence Study
Yorkis, Paul G. – 1977
This manual was written for members of the Harford Community College community who engage or are interested in educational, administrative, training, and research activities which may be sponsored by external public agencies, foundations, corporations, and other institutions. The manual describes the main items that should be included in a project…
Descriptors: Budgets, Check Lists, Community Colleges, Faculty Fellowships
Leifer, Aimee Dorr – 1973
In order to learn more about the potential of television for teaching prosocial values, an experiment is described which will use as subjects preschool children attending nursery schools or day care centers. Brief videotapes, 15-20 minutes long, will be made from material taken primarily from Sesame Street. They will vary in the explicitness of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Childhood Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television
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