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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455073003321

Autore

Meloy Judith M

Titolo

Writing the qualitative dissertation [[electronic resource] ] : understanding by doing / / Judith M. Meloy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2002

ISBN

1-135-66817-5

9786612325397

1-282-32539-6

1-4106-0269-9

0-585-38769-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

808/.02

Soggetti

Dissertations, Academic - Authorship

Research - Methodology

Academic writing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; RESEARCH CORRESPONDENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THIS BOOK; 1 UNDERSTANDING BY FINISHING; 2 UNDERSTANDING BY BEGINNING; 3 UNDERSTANDING AT THE BEGINNING; 4 UNDERSTANDING BY PROPOSING; 5 SUPPORTING UNDERSTANDING; 6 UNDERSTANDING BY FOCUSING; 7 UNDERSTANDING BY WRITING; 8 UNDERSTANDING BY DOING; 9 UNDERSTANDING BY FINISHING; 10 UNDERSTANDING BY ENDING; APPENDIX A About the Research Correspondents; APPENDIX B Sample Tables of Contents; APPENDIX C Barbara's Letter, Continued; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this book is to share, in rich detail, an understanding of how it feels and what it means to do qualitative research, and to provide support for doctoral students who choose this form of inquiry for their dissertation research.