Full Description
Graduate students often struggle with turning qualitative research projects into a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation because the research itself is inherently messy. This book helps address that challenge. Linda Dale Bloomberg and Marie Volpe have distilled decades of experience of dissertation advisement and successful doctoral defences into this highly practical reference for graduate students. They focus on finding and articulating a clear research problem, purpose, and questions; laying out a research design that will lead to gathering the right kind of data and support the right kind of analysis; and writing up and defending the study. To help, they provide working tools, an integrative summary discussion at the end of each chapter, comprehensive checklists, and an annotated bibliography in each chapter.
Contents
List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I. Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Work Chapter 1. A Complete Dissertation: The Big Picture Chapter 2. Gearing Up: There is Method in the Madness Chapter 3. Choosing a Qualitative Research Approach Chapter 4. A First Step: Developing Your Proposal Part II. Content and Process: A Chapter-By-Chapter Road Map Chapter 5. Introduction to Your Study Chapter 6. Developing and Presenting Your Literature Review Chapter 7. Presenting Methodology and Research Approach Chapter 8. Analyzing Data and Reporting Findings Chapter 9. Analyzing and Interpreting Findings Chapter 10. Drawing Trustworthy Conclusions and Presenting Actionable Recommendations Part III. Nearing Completion Chapter 11. Some Final Technical Considerations Chapter 12. Defense Preparation Afterword Appendices References Author Index Subject Index
