1: La tentation de Saint Antoine Madame Bovary Salammbô / Flaubert

• Record Nr.: UNISOBSOBE00040695
• Autore: Flaubert, Gustave
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Paris : La nouvelle revue française, 1946
• Descrizione fisica: 1070 p. ; 18 cm
• Collana: Bibliothèque de la Pléiade ; 36
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910972625003321
• Autore: Lunenburg Frederick C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks : , : SAGE Publications, , 2007
• ISBN: 9781452297576; 1452297576
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): IrbyBeverly J
• Disciplina: 808/.02
• Soggetti: Dissertations, Academic - Authorship; Academic writing - Authorship; Social sciences; Education; Theory & Practice of Education
• 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.