The dissertation journey : a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation

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    • Roberts, Carol M.

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The dissertation journey : a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation

Carol M. Roberts

Corwin Press, c2004

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book is not a technical manual to help doctoral students through the minutiae of conducting in-depth qualitative or quantitative research. Instead, this how-to manual will focus on the practical aspects of writing and organizing a dissertation, in particular, the psychological and social hurdles that are involved. The author uses a conversational and encouraging tone along with plenty of graphics, quotes, illustrations, and sample forms to guide doctoral students through the process of preparing, writing, and defending their dissertations. Features } checklists, organizing graphics, in-depth list of resources for further inquiry, quotations, illustrations, and other user-friendly elements } full of easily accessible, practical advice that is administered in small bites. } conversational, warm, and personal writing style unique to this genre.

目次

Foreword - Kenneth R. Stevenson Preface About the Author Part I: Quests and Questions 1. Do You Have What It Takes? 2. What Exactly Is a Dissertation? Part II: Preparing for the Climb 3. The Six Inner Essentials 4. Choosing a Dissertation Topic 5. Creating Your Dissertation Team 6. Dissertation Support Groups Part III: Beginning the Climb 7. Organizing Yourself 8. Conducting a Literature Review 9. Using Computers for Research 10. Mastering the Academic Style 11. Selecting a Methodology Part IV: Climbing to Base Camp 12. Writing the Introduction (Chapter One) 13. Explaining the Methodology (Chapter Three) 14. Holding the Proposal Meeting Part V: Final Preparations for the Peak 15. Organizing and Presenting the Literature Review (Chapter Two) 16. Analyzing and Presenting the Results (Chapter Four) Part VI: Final Ascent 17. Summarizing and Discussing the Results (Chapter Five) 18. The Oral Defense: D-Day Part VII: View From the Top and Beyond 19. The Next Peak Parting Thoughts Appendix A: Sample Dissertation Timeline - Gantt Chart Appendix B: Source of Data Chart Appendix C: Sample Participant Letter and Questionnaire Appendix D: Sample Table - Presenting the Results Appendix E: Dissertation Content Checklist Bibliography Index

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