Value Propositions Provide a Roadmap for Teaching Doctoral Students How to Develop Research Proposals:

Results from the National Science Foundation Cultural Anthropology Methods Program (NSF CAMP)

Authors

  • Alissa Ruth Arizona State University
  • Melissa Beresford San José State University
  • Amber Wutich Arizona State University
  • H. Russell Bernard
  • Liam Gleason
  • Cindi SturtzSreetharan Arizona State University
  • Margaret V. du Bray University of Northern Colorado
  • Patricio Cruz y Celis Peniche University of California, Davis
  • Krista Harper University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Katherine Mayfour Arizona State University
  • Oswaldo M. Medina-Ramírez University of Florida
  • Mehrnaz Moghaddam City University of New York
  • Rosalyn Negrón University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Robin G. Nelson Arizona State University
  • Sarah Renkert Purdue University
  • Anaís Delilah Roque The Ohio State University
  • Blanca Yagüe University of Utah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22582/ta.v14i1.736

Abstract

Writing winning proposals for funding research is an essential skill for doctoral students in the social sciences. Still, most anthropology programs lack formal instruction on this, relying instead on informal mentorship. To advance this, we evaluated the Value Proposition framework in teaching anthropology Ph.D. students to write proposals. Our findings from the feedback from students and faculty in the NSF-funded Cultural Anthropology Methods Program (CAMP) offer insights for using this framework to bridge the proposal-writing gap in the training of cultural anthropologists.

Published

2025-03-24

Issue

Section

Developing Teaching: Reports and Reflections