Secrets for a successful dissertation. (1998)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, Debra J. Wright.
• Other Names: Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline; Wright, Debra J; Secrist, Jan
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 808/.02; Dissertations, Academic; Research -- Methodology; Thèses et écrits académiques -- Guides, manuels, etc; Recherche -- Méthodologie; Dissertations, Academic; Research -- Methodology; Thèses et écrits académiques; Recherche -- Méthodologie; Proefschriften
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452250632; 1452250634
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