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Table of Contents:

• Getting started
• The research process
• Selecting a suitable topic
• Methods of inquiry : quantitative and qualitative approaches
• Working with content : the dissertation chapters
• Literature review and statement of the problem
• The method chapter : describing your research plan
• Presenting the results of quantitative studies
• Presenting the results of qualitative studies
• Discussion
• Working with process : what you need to know to make the dissertation easier
• Overcoming barriers : becoming an expert while controlling your own destiny
• Writing
• How to complete your dissertation using online data access and collection
• Guidelines for the presentation of numbers in the dissertation
• Informed consent and other ethical concerns
• References
• Name index
• Subject index.

Author/Creator:

Rudestam, Kjell Erik

Contributors:

Newton, Rae R.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content and process [by Rudestam, K.E.]

Subjects:

Dissertations, Academic — United States

Report writing

Research — United States

Dissertations, Academic

Research

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302) and indexes.

Physical Description:

viii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

LB2369 .R83 2007

ISBNs:

9781412916783 (cloth, alk. paper)
141291678X (cloth, alk. paper)
9781412916790 (pbk., alk. paper)
1412916798 (pbk., alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2006035884

OCLC Numbers:

74688646