05050nam 22006613u 450 991078924500332120210113191246.01-4522-9757-6(CKB)3710000000099037(EBL)1650898(SSID)ssj0001181965(PQKBManifestationID)12532373(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181965(PQKBWorkID)11147178(PQKB)11093335(MiAaPQ)EBC1650898(PPN)228461235(EXLCZ)99371000000009903720140428d2007|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWriting a Successful Thesis or Dissertation[electronic resource] Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral SciencesThousand Oaks SAGE Publications20071 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-4224-1 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 CommitteeCompositionRole; 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 AnalysisCross-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 SizeStatistical 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 DesignGrounded 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 EncyclopediasAnnual ReviewsThis 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.Dissertations, AcademicAuthorshipAcademic writingAuthorshipSocial sciencesEducationHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCTheory & Practice of EducationHILCCDissertations, AcademicAuthorshipAcademic writingAuthorshipSocial sciencesEducationSocial SciencesTheory & Practice of Education808/.02Lunenburg Fred C1481794Irby Beverly J1109204AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910789245003321Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation3699010UNINA