Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

<span style="color: black;">In the fully updated <strong>Fourth Edition</strong> of their best-selling guide, </span><strong><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">Surviving Your Dissertation</span></strong><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Kjell Erik Rudestam and </span><span style="color: black;">Rae R. Newton</span><span style="color: black;"> answer questions concerning every stage of the dissertation process, including</span><span> selecting a suitable topic,</span><span> conducting a literature review,</span><span> developing a research question,</span><span> understanding the role of theory,</span><span> selecting an appropriate methodology and research design,</span><span> analyzing data, and</span><span> interpreting and presenting results.</span><span style="color: black;"> In addition, </span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">this must-have guide </span><span style="color: black;">covers topics </span><span>that <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">other dissertation guides often miss,</span><span style="color: black;"> such as the many types of quantitative and qualitative research models available, the principles of good scholarly writing, how to work with committees, how to meet IRB and ethical standards, and how to overcome task and emotional blocks. </span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">With plenty of current examples, the new edition features </span><span style="color: black;">an expanded discussion of online research, data collection and analysis, and the use of data archives, </span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">as well as expanded coverage of qualitative</span> methods and added information on<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"> mixed methods.</span></span>