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• Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to the Process of Enquiry and Research
• What's so different about a dissertation?
• overview of the process
• Get into good habits, work hard but work smart too
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 2. Choosing Your Research Question and Getting Organized
• Planning, preparing and getting started
• Choosing a research topic or broad area of interest
• Narrowing down the focus and sharpening up your ̀question'
• Managing the tasks and your time: get organized
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 3. Doing Your Literature Review
• What is a literature review?
• purpose of a literature review
• Starting your literature review
• Organizing and structuring your literature review
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information

• 4. Research Methodologies
• Methodology or methods?
• Common methodological approaches
• Methodology and literature-based research projects
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 5. Adopting an Ethical Approach to Your Research
• what, why and when of ethics
• Key underlying ethical principles
• Ethics and the internet
• Applying your understanding of ethical research
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 6. Data Collection Using Quantitative Methods
• what, why and when of quantitative methods
• Variables
• Sampling in quantitative research
• Reliability and validity
• Common methods of quantitative data collection
• Structured (or standardized) interviews
• Structured (or systematic) observation
• Content analysis
• Should you make use of pre-existing data collection tools or design your own?
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 7. Data Collection Using Qualitative Methods
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Observations
• Questionnaires
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 8. Data Analysis
• Planning ahead
• What is involved in quantitative analysis?
• What is involved in qualitative analysis?
• Vikash's project
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information
• 9. Writing Your Dissertation
• Getting going and developing a structure
• Pay attention to your assessment criteria
• Writing the different sections of your dissertation
• Summary of key points
• Recommended reading and further sources of information.

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Contributors:

O'Hara, Mark

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Successful dissertations (London ; New York : Continuum, c2011 — ISBN 9781441112750; LCCN 2010033390)

Subjects:

Dissertations, Academic — Research — Methodology

Academic writing

Education — Research — Methodology

Early childhood education — Research — Methodology

Dissertations, Academic — Research

Dissertations, Academic

Methodology

Education

Early childhood education

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

LB2369 .S83 2011eb

ISBNs:

9781441112750 [Invalid]
1441112758 [Invalid]
9780826427281 [Invalid]
0826427286 [Invalid]
9781441188403 (electronic bk.)
1441188401 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

705944495

Other Control Numbers:

EBC661022 (source: MiAaPQ)