... two important official steps:
• appointing your dissertation committee; and
• accepting your dissertation proposal.
Because the writing of the dissertation proposal includes the development ... completed dissertation. Find
out what the process is at your university.
You will talk with the members of your committee as you develop your
dissertation proposal, as you cond...
... 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...
... 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...
... which you acquired in your coursework and
from your independent reading and journal writing.
Figure 5.2 Creating your working environment: an alternative view
Identifying your dissertation topic
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Now ... explored in your courses.
A fourth approach might be to review your journal writing or file for
“potential research,” noting the numerous questions you posed as you
refle...
... responsibilities, time when your exclusive task is to work on your
dissertation. The more time you devote to your dissertation, the sooner you
are likely to get done. Note this schedule in your appointment ... you
are ready for your dissertation work. While you may start with all these in place,
changes might occur which require your reconsideration of how your dissertation...
... 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...
... significant.”
In your roles as researcher and writer of your research report, you will
want to find ways to understand your data, comparing sub-sets of your data,
Analyzing and interpreting your data
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printouts ... components of your study in mind as
you interpret your findings:
1 Your initial research questions.
2 Your sample (with its limitations).
3 Your data ana...
... 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...
... 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...