The portable dissertation advisor /
Written for the doctoral graduate student, this book gives you the vital support to write your dissertation when you can't be on campus full-time!
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
Corwin Press,
[2004]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Chapter 1
- First Steps toward Your Dissertation
- How to Use This Book
- Dissertation Conventions
- The Dissertation Process
- Finding a Topic
- Finding a Theory
- Finding a Research Method
- Finding a Dissertation Support Group
- The Doctoral Dissertation in Historical Perspective
- Chapter 2
- The Introductory Sections
- The Outline of a Proposal
- The First Chapter
- Summary
- Chapter 3
- The Literature Review
- Quantitative and Qualitative Literature Reviews
- Literature ReviewBeginning a Literature Review
- Types of Research Material
- Conduct of the Review
- How to Use a Research Library
- Summary
- Chapter 4
- The Research Design
- Exploratory and Descriptive Studies
- Quantitative Studies
- Qualitative Studies
- Contingency Plans: Changing the Research Design Plan
- Some Common Design Problems
- Getting Good Data
- Objectivity and Bias
- The Institutional Review Board
- Summary
- Chapter 5
- The Report of Your Findings
- Conventions Guiding the Reporting of Data
- Reminder of the Research FocusObjective Presentation
- Explication of Research Process
- Data Reduction
- Interactions with Your Advisor during This Phase
- Organization of Findings
- Reporting Data in Tables, Charts, and Graphs
- First-Person Voice
- Writing to Discover in Chapters Four and Five
- Redundancy
- Summary of Findings
- Chapter 6
- The Concluding Section
- A Discussion of Your Findings
- An Assessment of the Significance of Your Findings
- A List of Recommendations for Practice or for Future Research
- Summary
- Chapter 7
- Sage Advice on Navigating the Dissertation ProcessUnderstanding the Supervisory Committee
- Luminaries
- The Proposal Meeting
- The Defense
- Issues with Completion
- Health Issues
- Giving up/Sticking it out/Time out
- Publishing from Your Dissertation
- Proofreading
- Acknowledgment Page
- Attending Graduation
- The Doctoral Hood and Gown
- Final Words
- Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography of Useful Books
- Appendix B: Bibliography of Helpful Dissertations
- Appendix C: Assessment Instrument for Evaluating Your Study
- Appendix D: Activities for Dissertation Support GroupsReferences
- Index