title: Artful design: writing the proposal for research in the naturalist paradigm.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandelowski
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014956:Writing