LEADER 05050nam 22006613u 450 001 9910789245003321 005 20210113191246.0 010 $a1-4522-9757-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000099037 035 $a(EBL)1650898 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001181965 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12532373 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181965 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11147178 035 $a(PQKB)11093335 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1650898 035 $a(PPN)228461235 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000099037 100 $a20140428d2007|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWriting a Successful Thesis or Dissertation$b[electronic resource] $eTips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences 210 $aThousand Oaks $cSAGE Publications$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4129-4224-1 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aCompositionRole; 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 327 $aCross-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 327 $aStatistical 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 327 $aGrounded 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 327 $aAnnual Reviews 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aDissertations, Academic$xAuthorship 606 $aAcademic writing$xAuthorship 606 $aSocial sciences 606 $aEducation$2HILCC 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aTheory & Practice of Education$2HILCC 615 0$aDissertations, Academic$xAuthorship 615 0$aAcademic writing$xAuthorship 615 0$aSocial sciences 615 7$aEducation 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aTheory & Practice of Education 676 $a808/.02 700 $aLunenburg$b Fred C$01481794 701 $aIrby$b Beverly J$01109204 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789245003321 996 $aWriting a Successful Thesis or Dissertation$93699010 997 $aUNINA