Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process / Kjell Erik Rudestam, Rae R. Newton
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TextPublication details: Los Angeles SAGE Publications 2007 Edition: 3. edDescription: viii, 317 p. ill. 23 cmISBN: 9781412916783 (cloth : alk. paper); 141291678X (cloth : alk. paper); 9781412916790 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1412916798 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- United States | Report writing | Research -- United States | Research -- Methodology | Dissertations, Academic | Qualitative research | Academic writing | Doktorsavhandlingar | Doktorsavhandlingar -- redigeringsteknik | Vetenskapligt skrivande | Kvalitativ metod | Kvantitativ metod | ForskningsmetodikGenre/Form: Handböcker, manualer etcDDC classification: 808.02 Other classification: Dd | 808 | Aefd Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302) and indexes
Getting started -- The research process -- Selecting a suitable topic -- Methods of inquiry : quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Working with content : the dissertation chapters -- Literature review and statement of the problem -- The method chapter : describing your research plan -- Presenting the results of quantitative studies -- Presenting the results of qualitative studies -- Discussion -- Working with process : what you need to know to make the dissertation easier -- Overcoming barriers : becoming an expert while controlling your own destiny -- Writing -- How to complete your dissertation using online data access and collection -- Guidelines for the presentation of numbers in the dissertation -- Informed consent and other ethical concerns -- References -- Name index -- Subject index
... This is the most comprehensive and user-friendly book available for helping graduate students complete both quantitative and qualitative dissertations in the social sciences