Record Nr.

UNINA9910480205603321

Autore

Lunenburg Fred C

Titolo

Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation [[electronic resource] ] : Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 2007

ISBN

1-4522-9757-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

IrbyBeverly J

Disciplina

808/.02

Soggetti

Dissertations, Academic - Authorship

Academic writing - Authorship

Social sciences

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part I - Getting Started; Chapter 1 - Selecting a Suitable Topic; Sources of Topics; Textbooks; Professional Journals; Dissertations; Theories; Current Employment; Existing Database; Criteria for Topic Selection; Interest; Significance; Available Data; Knowledge and Skills; Manageability; Funding; Summary; Chapter 2 - Selecting a Chair and Committee; Criteria to Consider in Selecting a Chair; Expertise; Accessibility; Feedback; Success; Personality Styles; Attitudes Toward Methodology; Composition and Role of the Committee

CompositionRole; Research Prospective Committee Members; Your Own Experience; Other Students; Dissertations; Web Sites; The Desirable Student; Quality Product; Follow-Through; The Committee's Time; Personal Integrity; Polished Drafts; Summary; Part II - What You Need to Know; Chapter 3 - Quantitative Research Designs; Descriptive Research Design; Instrumentation; Data; Longitudinal Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Correlational Research Design; Bivariate Correlation; Regression and Prediction; Multiple Regression; Canonical Correlation;

Discriminant Analysis; Factor Analysis; Path Analysis

Cross-Lagged PanelOther Correlation Coefficients; Advantages and Disadvantages; Causal-Comparative Research Design; Weakness Controlled; Quasi-Experimental Research Design; Nonequivalent Control Group Design; Time Series Design; Experimental Research Design; Factorial Experiment; Theory Development; Summary; Chapter 4 - Basic Statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Variability; The Normal Curve; Measures of Relative Position; Measures of Relationship; Inferential Statistics; The Null Hypothesis; Tests of Statistical Significance; Effect Size

Statistical AnalysisThe t Test; One-Way Analysis of Variance; Post Hoc Procedures; Factorial Analysis of Variance; Analysis of Covariance; Multivariate Analysis of Variance; Nonparametric Tests; Chi Square; Other Nonparametric Tests; Multivariate Correlational Statistics; Multiple Regression; Discriminant Analysis; Canonical Correlation; Path Analysis; Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling; Summary; Chapter 5 - Qualitative Research Designs; Phenomenological Research Design; Techniques/Approaches/Methods; Case Study Research Design; Ethnographic Research Design

Grounded Theory Research DesignMixed Methods Research Design; Summary; Part III - The Dissertation Chapters; Chapter 6 - 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); Types of Research Questions; Specifying Research Hypotheses; Limitations; Delimitations; Assumptions; Organization of the Study; Summary; Chapter 7 - Writing the Literature Review Chapter; Searching the Literature; Handbooks and Encyclopedias

Annual Reviews

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive manual offers direction for every step of the thesis or dissertation process, from choosing an appropriate topic to adapting the finished work for publication.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009021860403321

Titolo

Pediatric allergy and immunology

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Copenhagen; Oxford, : Munksgaard; Blackwell

ISSN

0905-6157