Proposal

What is a dissertation proposal? While the best answer to this question should be sought with one's adviser, and one must familarize him/herself with the EHHS guidelines, these sites may also offer some helpful guidance.

Berkeley's Dissertation Proposal Workshop http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/

Chris Golde's thoughts on dissertation proposal writing http://chris.golde.org/filecabinet/disspropose.html

Chris Golde has done a lot of great writing about doctoral students and the dissertation process. See the list of publications at her site: http://chris.golde.org/golde.html

on the Importance of Literature Review, see Boote, D.N. & Beile, P. (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. //Educational Researcher, 24//(6), 3-15.