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ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Writing a ProPosal for Your Dissertation also from steven r. terrell Statistics Translated: A Step-by-Step Guide to Analyzing and Interpreting Data Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation Guidelines and Examples Steven R. teRRell THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London © 2016 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 370 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10001 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the publisher. 978-1-4625-2302-3 (paperback) 978-1-4625-2303-0 (hardcover) To my family and friends— thank you for your love and support Acknowledgments First, I would like to thank C. Deborah Laughton, Publisher, Methodology and Statistics, at The Guilford Press for her untiring support, wit, charm, and “gen- tle prompting”; I look forward to working with you for many years to come. My job was made far easier by her professional and caring colleagues at Guil- ford. To William Meyer—I can’t thank you enough; the book has turned out beau- tifully and you played a major part in it. To Paul Gordon—I wracked my brain for ideas for the cover but you far surpassed what I could have imagined; your artwork is amazing; thank you. I am also grateful to the following reviewers: Susan Skidmore, Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University; Marc Earley, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Policy, Bowling Green State Univer- sity; Frederick Brigham, Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities, George Mason University; and Paul Vincent, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geo- sciences, Valdosta State University. A special thank you to Susan Justice for her help with artwork within the text. Since 1993, I’ve worked with many students in the doctoral programs at Nova Southeastern University, and I am so proud of each and every one of them. The les- sons I’ve learned while serving as the chairperson of their dissertations are invalu- able; in writing this book, I hope I’ve used what I’ve learned from them to help my current and future students reach their goals. From Martha, my first graduate, to Taryn, my most recent, the list goes on and on. Thank you all very much. vii