Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process"The book is an excellent addition to those already available in the area and provides a very practical guide that students can pick up and use for reference throughout their dissertation process." Key Features of the Third Edition:
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Contents
Selecting a Suitable Topic | 19 |
Literature Review and Statement of the Problem | 61 |
Describing Your Research Plan | 87 |
Presenting the Results of Quantitative Studies | 117 |
Presenting the Results of Qualitative Research | 177 |
Discussion | 195 |
Becoming | 205 |
Writing | 227 |
How to Complete Your Dissertation | 249 |
Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers | 265 |
Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns | 275 |
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Name Index | 303 |
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About the Authors 317 | |
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