Surviving Your Dissertation A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

• Main Author: Rudestam, Kjell Erik (Author)
• Other Authors: Newton, Rae R. (co-author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles SAGE 2015
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Subjects: Dissertations, Academic > United States; Report writing; Research > United States
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• Item Description: Previous edition: 2007
• Physical Description: xi, 362 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 9781452260976

In the fully updated Fourth Edition of their best-selling guide, Surviving Your Dissertation, Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton answer questions concerning every stage of the dissertation process, including selecting a suitable topic, conducting a literature review, developing a research question, understanding the role of theory, selecting an appropriate methodology and research design, analyzing data, and interpreting and presenting results. In addition, this must-have guide covers topics that other dissertation guides often miss, such as the many types of quantitative and qualitative research models available, the principles of good scholarly writing, how to work with committees, how to meet IRB and ethical standards, and how to overcome task and emotional blocks. With plenty of current examples, the new edition features an expanded discussion of online research, data collection and analysis, and the use of data archives, as well as expanded coverage of qualitative methods and added information on mixed methods.