... to an article which may bear on your topic.
• They celebrate your hard work.
• They seek your advice, learning from your experiences.
• They tell you when your dissertation chair is sitting in ... you work effectively with your
committee, and offer alternative perspectives on your experiences with your
committee and your research. By intentionally seeking to expand your...
... suggestions). Your study will be
enhanced by pilot-testing your materials. It is also useful to audio-tape and
then critically review your potential questions. Try to simplify your
procedures for your participants.
Recent ... of your study on Diskette #1 and that
collected in the second three months on Diskette #2. One set of back-up
diskettes may be stored near your computer, a...
... on all your work, offering great
details on all your decision-making, and all your major findings.
Vartuli tells us:
As with the dissertation -writing process, the oral defense of the
dissertation ... contested issues.
Following your isolation and immersion in your research, you will want to
disseminate your findings to others who are part of your new community. By
shar...
... 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
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Figure 3.1 Common terms in doctoral programs
The stages in writing a dissertation...
... 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...
... 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...