| Description |
1 online resource (203 pages) |
| Contents |
Writing the doctoral proposal. Getting to the topic and its focus. Writing the proposal. Reviewing the literature. Developing your methodology. Secrets checklist -- Choosing a methodology. Deciding which is best. What do you want to research. Mixed methodology. Secrets checklist -- Selecting committee members. Reasons for selecting each member. Beware of unreal timetables. When to replace a chair. Who fixes every last word. Over and over again. Secrets checklist -- Surviving the human subjects committee. Playing by the rules. Intentions. How not to hang yourself. Secrets checklist -- Collecting data. Tape talk. Be prepared. Interview challenges. What now? The concreteness of surveys. Survey and questionnaire decisions. Pilot studies/identified population. Types of surveys to expect. Secrets checklist for interviews. Secrets checklist for surveys -- Developing a support group. Can you fire-walk together? Be careful whom you choose. Loneliness happens. Dealing with emotions. Moby's sick -- . Dorian is getting gray. Secrets checklist -- Getting organized. When everything is in pieces. Getting control of your life. Qualitative coding. Statistics. Hoops and troughs. How to avoid withering frights. Secrets checklist -- Using technology. Learning the language. What to do with floppity flops. Dealing with rebellious floppies. Statistical analysis. Qualitative coding. Getting a life. We can survive this challenge. What not to write. It's about time. Secret's checklist -- Defending the dissertation. Party hearty. The final hours. Celebration. Secrets checklist -- Avoiding sudden stops. Horror stories 1-10. Emergency appendectomies |
| Summary |
This book, designed to help doctoral students carry out and complete a successful dissertation, offers a motivational guide to assist in every step of the process. The authors offer a view of the dissertation process which takes students through the doctoral proposal to the formal defense of the dissertation, and which goes beyond the academic by addressing the emotional and mental stress engendered by the process itself |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dissertations, Academic.
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Research -- Methodology.
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Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Academic Dissertations as Topic
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doctoral dissertations.
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dissertations.
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theses.
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masters theses.
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Dissertations, Academic
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Research -- Methodology
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Proefschriften.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Recherche -- Méthodologie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Secrist, Dr. Jan
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Wright, Dr. Debra J
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| ISBN |
9781452250632 |
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1452250634 |
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