Three actual student proposals (1 master's thesis and 2 doctoral dissertation proposals) have been included as part of the ancillary materials. They represent qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. You can use these proposals as illustrations of the chapter content.

1. Hayes, M. (2007). Design and analysis of the Student Strengths Index (SSI) for nontraditional graduate students. [Thesis Proposal]. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Quantitative study

• Sample proposal for a master's thesis

• Strategy of inquiry: correlational design

2. Ivankova, N. (2002). Students' persistence in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln distributed doctoral program in educational administration: A mixed methods study. [Dissertation Proposal]. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

• Mixed methods study

• Sample proposal for a doctoral dissertation

• Strategy of inquiry: sequential explanatory design

3. Morales, A. (2006). Language brokering in Mexican immigrant families living in the Midwest: A multiple case study. [Dissertation Proposal]. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Qualitative study

• Sample proposal for a doctoral dissertation

• Strategy of inquiry: multiple case study