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Contents 1. Thinking About the Dissertation Advice What Is a Qualitative Dissertation? Who Do We Imagine You Are? What This Book Is 2. What Makes a Good Dissertation? Three Dissertations and Their Genesis The Qualities of a Good Dissertation Coming Up with an Idea for the Dissertation Doing an Interdisciplinary Dissertation Narrative Authority Making an Argument Forms of Argument 3. Dissertation Advisors and Committees The Committee as Audience Dissertation Advisors Working with Your Committee Learning Lessons from Frustration Thinking about Criticism Thinking about Committees 4. The Protection of Human Subjects The Functions of an IRB Navigating the Policies of an IRB Standard Forms for an IRB Review Specific Advice Balancing Ethics and Strategy A Researcher's Story: Getting IRB Approval 5. The Qualitative Proposal Statement of the Problem and Purpose of the Study The Literature Review Methods and Procedures Organization of the Dissertation Concluding Section Common Questions about the Proposal 6. The Chapters What Should You Write First? The Reliable Narrator Chapter 1: The Introduction Chapter 2: The Literature Review Chapter 3: Methods and Procedures Chapters 4, 5, and 6: The Data Chapters Chapter 7: The Conclusion 7. Writing as Work/Getting It Done The Significance of Public Exposure Self-Confidence, Cultural Capital and the Dissertation Project Writing Groups for Dissertation Support Getting Started, Keeping Going, and Getting It Done Perseverance Writing as Style Using Your Time A Few Words on Style 8. The Defense of the Qualitative Dissertation The Defense: A Definition and Description Preparation for the Defense The Defense as Performance 9. Nontraditional Dissertations References List of Resources Index About the Author
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Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.