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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38257811 Title: Secrets for a successful dissertation Author: Jacqueline Fitzpatrick; Debra J Wright; Jan Secrist Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1998. ISBN/ISSN: 0761912509 9780761912507 0761912517 9780761912514 OCLC:38257811

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Secrets for a successful dissertation

Author:	Jacqueline Fitzpatrick; Debra J Wright; Jan Secrist
Publisher:	Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1998.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This discussion of the dissertation process takes the student from the doctoral proposal to the formal defence of the dissertation.
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Genre/Form:	Guides, manuels, etc
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline. Secrets for a successful dissertation. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1998 (OCoLC)697943103
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Jacqueline Fitzpatrick; Debra J Wright; Jan Secrist Find more information about:
ISBN:	0761912509 9780761912507 0761912517 9780761912514
OCLC Number:	38257811
Description:	xvi, 184 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
Responsibility:	Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, Debra J. Wright.
More information:	Publisher description

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This discussion of the dissertation process takes the student from the doctoral proposal to the formal defence of the dissertation.

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