LEADER 04108nam 2200553 450 001 9910480875203321 005 20170919020247.0 010 $a1-4833-6091-1 010 $a1-4833-6309-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000456205 035 $a(EBL)1660935 035 $a(OCoLC)923707772 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1660935 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000456205 100 $a20150824h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe portable dissertation advisor /$fMiles T. Bryant 210 1$aThousand Oaks, California :$cCorwin Press,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7619-4696-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - First Steps toward Your Dissertation""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Dissertation Conventions""; ""The Dissertation Process""; ""Finding a Topic""; ""Finding a Theory""; ""Finding a Research Method""; ""Finding a Dissertation Support Group""; ""The Doctoral Dissertation in Historical Perspective""; ""Chapter 2 - The Introductory Sections""; ""The Outline of a Proposal""; ""The First Chapter""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - The Literature Review""; ""Quantitative and Qualitative Literature Reviews"" 327 $a""Literature Review""""Beginning a Literature Review""; ""Types of Research Material""; ""Conduct of the Review""; ""How to Use a Research Library""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4 - The Research Design""; ""Exploratory and Descriptive Studies""; ""Quantitative Studies""; ""Qualitative Studies""; ""Contingency Plans: Changing the Research Design Plan""; ""Some Common Design Problems""; ""Getting Good Data""; ""Objectivity and Bias""; ""The Institutional Review Board""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - The Report of Your Findings""; ""Conventions Guiding the Reporting of Data"" 327 $a""Reminder of the Research Focus""""Objective Presentation""; ""Explication of Research Process""; ""Data Reduction""; ""Interactions with Your Advisor during This Phase""; ""Organization of Findings""; ""Reporting Data in Tables, Charts, and Graphs""; ""First-Person Voice""; ""Writing to Discover in Chapters Four and Five""; ""Redundancy""; ""Summary of Findings""; ""Chapter 6 - The Concluding Section""; ""A Discussion of Your Findings""; ""An Assessment of the Significance of Your Findings""; ""A List of Recommendations for Practice or for Future Research""; ""Summary"" 327 $a""Chapter 7 - Sage Advice on Navigating the Dissertation Process""""Understanding the Supervisory Committee""; ""Luminaries""; ""The Proposal Meeting""; ""The Defense""; ""Issues with Completion""; ""Health Issues""; ""Giving up/Sticking it out/Time out""; ""Publishing from Your Dissertation""; ""Proofreading""; ""Acknowledgment Page""; ""Attending Graduation""; ""The Doctoral Hood and Gown""; ""Final Words""; ""Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography of Useful Books""; ""Appendix B: Bibliography of Helpful Dissertations""; ""Appendix C: Assessment Instrument for Evaluating Your Study"" 327 $a""Appendix D: Activities for Dissertation Support Groups""""References""; ""Index"" 330 $aWritten for the doctoral graduate student, this book gives you the vital support to write your dissertation when you can't be on campus full-time! 606 $aDoctor of education degree 606 $aDissertations, Academic$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aReport writing$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDoctor of education degree. 615 0$aDissertations, Academic 615 0$aReport writing 676 $a378.242 700 $aBryant$b Miles Taft$0955512 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480875203321 996 $aThe portable dissertation advisor$92162242 997 $aUNINA