Your Dissertation in Education
Scott Buckler,Nicholas Walliman
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Your Dissertation in Education
Scott Buckler,Nicholas Walliman
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Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you?re panicking?
Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes:
- A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started
- An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods
- A new chapter on mixed methods
An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Illustration List
- Table List
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction to this edition
- Section 1 Introduction to the Dissertation Process
- 1 What is a dissertation?
- 2 What is educational research?
- 3 What’s all this about ethics?
- Section 2 Establishing a Focus
- 4 What will it be about?
- 5 How do I get started?
- 6 How do I write a proposal?
- 7 How do I write an introduction?
- Section 3 Exploring the Background to the Topic
- 8 Where do I get hold of the background information?
- 9 How can I manage all the notes?
- 10 What about referencing?
- 11 How do I argue my point effectively?
- 12 How do I write a literature review?
- Section 4 Methodology
- 13 What’s all this about philosophy?
- 14 Methodology and methods –what is the difference?
- 15 What is meant by mixing methodologies?
- 16 What sorts of data will I find and how much do I need?
- Section 5 Conducting the Research
- 17 How do I conduct effective interviews?
- 18 How do I structure effective questionnaires?
- 19 How do I undertake effective observations?
- 20 Why are reliability and validity so important?
- 21 How do I write a methodology chapter?
- Section 6 Analysing the Data and Identifying Conclusions
- 22 How do I analyse quantitative data?
- 23 How do I analyse qualitative data?
- 24 How do I write a discussion chapter?
- Section 7 Practical Guidance on the Process
- 25 How can I work effectively with my supervisor?
- 26 What about working and planning my time?
- 27 How can I manage a long piece of writing?
- 28 How can I make my work look interesting and easy to read?
- 29 How do I cope with the stress?
- 30 Who else might be interested in my writing?
- References
- Index