Succeeding with your doctorate
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Succeeding with your doctorate
(Sage study skills)
Sage, 2005
- : pbk
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Note
"Further reading": p. [207]-208
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
'From page one the appeal of the book is evident in the jargon free, user friendly text. I would not hesitate to recommend it to other students whatever stage of their doctorate they have reached.' - Educate Journal Whether you undertaking a taught doctorate, or a course of study leading to a PhD, Succeeding with Your Doctorate offers complete, up-to-date guidance and discussion on all aspects of successful doctoral work. The five experienced authors give advice on every stage in the process of completing a doctorate, from helping you to engage in critical reflection to better understand your own research biases, to useful guidelines on preparing for, and surviving, the viva.
Combining general discussion with practical advice, this book is an essential companion to your research. Topics include:
Preparing for a doctorate
Embarking on your Research
Adapting to life as a student
Working with a supervisor
Reading critically
Conceptualising your research
Thinking about methodologies and approaches
Producing a thesis
Preparing for and taking the viva
Disseminating your research.
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Table of Contents
PART ONE: EMBARKING ON A DOCTORATE
What is a Doctorate and Why do People do them?
How Did I Get Here?
An Auto/biographical Approach
Learning on the Doctoral Journey
PART TWO: CONCEPTUALISING AND FOCUSING THE STUDY
Framing the Research
Reviewing the Literature
PART THREE: THINKING ABOUT METHODOLOGIES
Doing Research
Reflecting on Methods, Methodology and Ethics
Approaching Research as Lived Experience
PART FOUR: WRITING THE THESIS
Writing and the Writing Process in a Doctorial Programme
Production Values in the Doctoral Thesis
PART FIVE: PRESENTING AND SHARING RESEARCH
Presenting Your Work at the Viva
Whatever Next?
Spreading the Word and Becoming Part of the Research Community
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