Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process /

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Author / Creator:Rudestam, Kjell Erik.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, ©2001.
Description:xiv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4369040
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Other authors / contributors:Newton, Rae R.
ISBN:0761919619
9780761919612
0761919627
9780761919629
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Getting Started
  • The Research Process
  • Selecting a Suitable Topic
  • Methods of Inquiry
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
  • Part 2. Working With Content: The Dissertation Chapters
  • Review of the Literature and Statement of the Problem
  • The Method Chapter
  • Describing Your Research Plan
  • Presenting the Results of Empirical Studies
  • Discussion
  • Part 3. Working With Process: What You Need to Know
  • Overcoming Barriers
  • Becoming an Expert While Controlling Your Own Destiny
  • Writing
  • Computing
  • Using a Personal Computer Effectively
  • Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers in the Dissertation
  • Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns