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Artful design: Writing the proposal for research in the naturalist paradigm

Research in Nursing & HealthPublished 1 April 1989
Margarete Sandelowski, Diane Holditch Davis, Betty Glenn Harris
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TL;DR

This paper is a guide to writing the proposal for research in the naturalist paradigm, and includes illustrative sections of a proposal recently funded by the National Center for Nursing Research.

Abstract

The preparation of the research proposal for a study that involves an emergent research design compels the investigator to negotiate the paradox of planning what should not be planned in advance. This paper is a guide to writing the proposal for research in the naturalist paradigm, and includes illustrative sections of a proposal recently funded by the National Center for Nursing Research.

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Social SciencesArts and HumanitiesNursing