The portable dissertation advisor / Miles T. Bryant.

Written for the doctoral graduate student, this book gives you the vital support to write your dissertation when you can't be on campus full-time!

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Main Author: Bryant, Miles Taft (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, [2004]
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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 -- First Steps toward Your Dissertation -- How to Use This Book -- Dissertation Conventions -- The Dissertation Process -- Finding a Topic -- Finding a Theory -- Finding a Research Method -- Finding a Dissertation Support Group -- The Doctoral Dissertation in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 2 -- The Introductory Sections -- The Outline of a Proposal -- The First Chapter -- Summary -- Chapter 3 -- The Literature Review -- Quantitative and Qualitative Literature Reviews 
505 8 |a Literature ReviewBeginning a Literature Review -- Types of Research Material -- Conduct of the Review -- How to Use a Research Library -- Summary -- Chapter 4 -- The Research Design -- Exploratory and Descriptive Studies -- Quantitative Studies -- Qualitative Studies -- Contingency Plans: Changing the Research Design Plan -- Some Common Design Problems -- Getting Good Data -- Objectivity and Bias -- The Institutional Review Board -- Summary -- Chapter 5 -- The Report of Your Findings -- Conventions Guiding the Reporting of Data 
505 8 |a Reminder of the Research FocusObjective Presentation -- Explication of Research Process -- Data Reduction -- Interactions with Your Advisor during This Phase -- Organization of Findings -- Reporting Data in Tables, Charts, and Graphs -- First-Person Voice -- Writing to Discover in Chapters Four and Five -- Redundancy -- Summary of Findings -- Chapter 6 -- The Concluding Section -- A Discussion of Your Findings -- An Assessment of the Significance of Your Findings -- A List of Recommendations for Practice or for Future Research -- Summary 
505 8 |a Chapter 7 -- Sage Advice on Navigating the Dissertation ProcessUnderstanding the Supervisory Committee -- Luminaries -- The Proposal Meeting -- The Defense -- Issues with Completion -- Health Issues -- Giving up/Sticking it out/Time out -- Publishing from Your Dissertation -- Proofreading -- Acknowledgment Page -- Attending Graduation -- The Doctoral Hood and Gown -- Final Words -- Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography of Useful Books -- Appendix B: Bibliography of Helpful Dissertations -- Appendix C: Assessment Instrument for Evaluating Your Study 
505 8 |a Appendix D: Activities for Dissertation Support GroupsReferences -- Index 
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