... including your dissertation chair and
your dissertation readers;
• write a dissertation proposal in collaboration with your dissertation
committee;
• obtain approval for your proposal;
• conduct an intensive ... research study;
• present your research in written form as a dissertation with the assistance
of your committee;
• orally “defend” your dissertation; and
• ob...
... work
with a fine tooth-comb, assuring yourself of the accuracy of what they have
done while becoming informed about all of your data yourself.
Your ability to quote verbatim from your data will lead ... consider your analysis credible.
Another reason for providing careful, step-by-step documentation of your
procedures is to give other researchers, who may seek to replicate your st...
... to
avoid attending dissertation seminar;
Feeling totally isolated and unprepared for writing the dissertation
• feeling dependent at a time when independence was assumed—remarking
particularly at ... “It was a waste of time!” “I
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fifteen people participated in the informal three-hour roundtable discussions
and the ten one-hour interviews. While responses were received fr...
... 25, 56 7; and
drafts 1 26; and orals 1 36; power 67 –8;
structure 48–50; suggestions for
success 30–1; terminology 18;
university concerns 57; working with
8, 59 66 ; see also chairs; readers
dissertation ... 86 8; stage in
process 22–7; and term papers 7–9,
10; terminology 18; topic selection
30, 37–40, 42–7
doctoral committees see dissertation
committees
doctoral dissertations see...
... many
dimensions of the doctoral process, particularly focusing on the writing of
the doctoral dissertation.
While the primary goal in writing this book is to help current doctoral
students to survive and ... settings for students and the academic community-
at-large. While the primary audience for Writing your Doctoral Dissertation
is current students, doctoral students...
... magnified many times in
the process of writing your dissertation. Writing a paper promotes learning,
as does writing a dissertation. In the process of writing your dissertation you
will learn many ... assume that the coursework preceding your dissertation
prepares you for writing your dissertation, particularly thinking of all the term
paper writing required in you...
... professor, your dissertation will reflect your
resourcefulness at identifying pertinent sources. In fact, in the process of
writing your dissertation, you become the expert, in contrast to your term
papers ... become
directions for improving your text, as well as guidelines for future drafts
and future parts of your dissertation. Your dissertation is a work in
progress....
... what it’s like. To facilitate your
understanding, we will look at the metaphors which pepper the conversations
of doctoral students.
Metaphors for Dissertation Writing
Dissertation writers frequently ... this process, the
gardener /dissertation writer becomes more knowledgeable and more adept at
growing /writing. This metaphor suggests an optimistic stance on writing a
dissertat...
... extended
relationship. As a doctoral student, you will want to learn the language that prevails
in your doctoral program. Knowing the difference, for example, between a doctoral
dissertation and a dissertation ... perspectives. While many look on these
The stages in writing a dissertation
18
Figure 3.1 Common terms in doctoral programs
The stages in writing a dissertation...
... completing your dissertation. At this
stage all of the work you do is towards writing your dissertation. ”
Writing Your Dissertation
You have now entered probably the most time-intensive part of ... the two- or three-member dissertation committee;
• acceptance by the program faculty; and
• acceptance by an inter-departmental group of faculty.
Your primary focus in seeking...