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980116s1998 caua b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
98008899 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0761912509 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0761912517 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
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DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
LB2369 |
| Item number |
.F547 1998 |
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| Classification number |
808/.02 |
| Edition number |
21 |
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20170126093503.0 |
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21130 |
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UOWD |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Secrets for a successful dissertation / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, Debra J. Wright. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Sage Publications, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c1998. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 184 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Writing the doctoral proposal. Getting to the topic and its focus. Writing the proposal. Reviewing the literature. Developing your methodology. Secrets checklist -- Choosing a methodology. Deciding which is best. What do you want to research. Mixed methodology. Secrets checklist -- Selecting committee members. Reasons for selecting each member. Beware of unreal timetables. When to replace a chair. Who fixes every last word. Over and over again. Secrets checklist -- Surviving the human subjects committee. Playing by the rules. Intentions. How not to hang yourself. Secrets checklist -- Collecting data. Tape talk. Be prepared. Interview challenges. What now? The concreteness of surveys. Survey and questionnaire decisions. Pilot studies/identified population. Types of surveys to expect. Secrets checklist for interviews. Secrets checklist for surveys -- Developing a support group. Can you fire-walk together? Be careful whom you choose. Loneliness happens. Dealing with emotions. Moby's sick--. Dorian is getting gray. Secrets checklist -- Getting organized. When everything is in pieces. Getting control of your life. Qualitative coding. Statistics. Hoops and troughs. How to avoid withering frights. Secrets checklist -- Using technology. Learning the language. What to do with floppity flops. Dealing with rebellious floppies. Statistical analysis. Qualitative coding. Getting a life. We can survive this challenge. What not to write. It's about time. Secret's checklist -- Defending the dissertation. Party hearty. The final hours. Celebration. Secrets checklist -- Avoiding sudden stops. Horror stories 1-10. Emergency appendectomies. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dissertations, Academic. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Research |
| General subdivision |
Methodology. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wright, Debra J. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Secrist, Jan. |
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REGULAR |