Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation

양장본 Hardcover

Irby, Beverly J./ Lunenburg, Fred C. 저자(글)

Corwin Publishers · 2007년 12월 21일

책 소개

"This book may soon become as dog-eared in my reference library as my APA manual. Some may see a dissertation journey as a thousand miles, but these authors help the writer see the process one step at a time."

작가정보

저자(글) Irby, Beverly J./ Lunenburg, Fred C.

목차

• PrefaceAbout the AuthorsPart I. Getting Started1. Selecting a Suitable Topic Sources of Topics Criteria for Topic Selection Summary2. Selecting a Chair and Committee Criteria to Consider in Selecting a Chair Composition and Role of the Committee Research Prospective Committee Members The Desirable Student SummaryPart II. What You Need to Know3. Quantitative Research Designs Descriptive Research Correlational Research Causal-Comparative Research Quasi-Experimental Research Experimental Research Theory Development Summary4. Basic Statistics Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Summary5. Qualitative Research Designs Phenomenological Research Case Study Research Ethnographic Research Grounded Theory Research Mixed Method Research SummaryPart III. The Dissertation Chapters6. Writing the Introduction Chapter Background of the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Definition of Terms Theoretical Framework Models Research Questions (or Hypotheses) Limitations Delimitations Assumptions Organization of the Study Summary7. Writing the Literature Review Chapter Searching the Literature Writing the Literature Review Synthesizing the Literature Summary8. Writing the Methodology Chapter Introduction Selection of Participants Instrumentation Data Collection Data Analysis Summary Conclusion9. Writing the Results Chapter Introduction Descriptive Statistics Testing the Research Questions (Hypotheses) Additional Analyses Summary Conclusion10. Writing the Discussion Chapter Summary Discussion Implications for Practice Recommendations for Further Research Conclusions SummaryPart IV. The Defense and Afterward11. The Proposal and Final Defense Prepare a Well-Written Document Know the Format Prepare Your Presentation Practice Your Presentation Anticipate Questions Final Oral Defense Tips on How to Avoid Common Mistakes Summary12. Publishing Your Dissertation Presentations Job Interview Academic Journals Books Chapters in Books Popular Press Internet Publishing Desktop Publishing Planning the Writing Process SummaryAppendix A: Initial Letter to ParticipantsAppendix B: First Follow-up Letter to ParticipantsAppendix C: Second Follow-up Letter to ParticipantsAppendix D: Dissertation Proposal Outline (Correlational)Appendix E: Dissertation Proposal Outline (Analysis of Variance)Appendix F: Dissertation Proposal Outline (Multivariate Analysis of Variance)Appendix G: Dissertation Proposal Outline (Qualitative)Appendix H: The Qualitative Research CritiqueAppendix I: Agreement: Guidelines for Chairing a DissertationAppendix J: Checklist for Dissertation QualityReferencesIndex

기본정보

ISBN	9781412942249 ( 1412942241 )
발행(출시)일자	2007년 12월 21일
쪽수	352쪽
크기	179 * 261 * 27 mm / 880 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어