The postgraduate research handbook : succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD
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The postgraduate research handbook : succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD
(Palgrave study guides)
Palgrave, 2001
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-330) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An accessible, rigorous guide through research for all postgraduate students including international students, largely involved in MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD study. Advice, support and both active and reflective tasks take readers through the stages of research. These range from choosing a university and a topic, writing proposals, developing appropriate methodology and methods, carrying out the research, to dealing with the findings and writing up. It also considers such social and cultural issues as working with your supervisor and with other researchers, giving presentations and writing for publication, and being prepared for a successful viva.
Table of Contents
Introduction - FIRST STAGE - Starting Research - Starting Your Own Postgraduate Research - Choosing the Right Research Degree - Choosing Your Supervisor - Writing a Research Proposal - SECOND STAGE - Getting Going: Supervisors, Methods and Time - Managing Your Supervisor - Managing the Balancing Act - Managing Your Time and Tasks - Your Learning as a Research Student - Research Questions and Methods - Carrying out a Literature Review - Choosing Appropriate Research Methodologies and Methods - THIRD STAGE - More Detailed Research Methods: Maintaining Momentum - Designing and Using Questionnaires - Action Research and Phenomenography - Qualitative Research Methods: Interviews, Focus Groups and Observation - Using grounded theory, case studies, journals and synectics - Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities - Being Organised: Planning to Undertake Your Research - FOURTH STAGE - Support , Progress and Analysis - Developing a Supportive Research Culture Locally and at a Distance - Problem-based Research and Problem Solving - Analysing Data and Thinking About Findings - Writing Transfer Documents and Progress Reports for MPhil and PhD Thesis - FINAL FIFTH STAGE - Writing Up: the Viva, Presentations and Afterwards - Writing Up: Definitions and Qualities of a Good MA, MPhil and PhD Thesis - Preparing Your Thesis - Preparing for and Undertaking your Viva - Presentations, Conferences and Publishing - Life after the Research - Index
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