Recommended Texts:

American Psychological Association (2001). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington: American Psychological Association.

Locke, L., Spirduso, W., & Silverman, S. (2000).  Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. (4th ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Heppner, P. P., & Heppner, M.J.  2004).  Writing and publishing your thesis, dissertation & research: A guide for students in the helping professions.  Belmont, CA:  Brooks/Cole.

Additional Texts:

Ogden, T. E., & Goldberg, I.A. (2002).  Research proposals: A guide to success. (3rd ed.).  San Diego: Academic Press.

Punch, K. F. (2000).  Developing effective research proposals.  Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Websites:

Albertsons Online Library at BSU
Albertsons Online Library Tutorial - courtesy of Dr. Chareen Snelson
APA Style.org - APA format, electronic media reference style guide
Writing the Research Proposal - nice collection of categorized resources
Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation - Dr. Joseph Levine
How to Write a Research Proposal
Writing Abstracts - Literacy Education Online
The Literature Review:  A Few Tips on Writing It - Dena Taylor and Margaret Procter, Univ. of Toronto
Reviews of Literature- University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
Literature Review Paper Instructions - Dan Stone (APA Format)
How to Write a Project Proposal - WPI
Educational Research Methods Resources
Qualitative Research Resources