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Open University Press Research Proposals 2e 2nd Edition © 2019 | Published: October 30, 2019Learn how to write a successful research proposal with this user-friendly, step-by-step guide.Research Proposals provides practical advice on how to deal with the seven basic questions that any research proposal needs to answer:• What is it all about?• What do we already know?• What do we…
