Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation : A Roadmap from Beginning to End

by Linda Dale Bloomberg

• ISBN13: 9781412956512
• ISBN10: 141295651X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-24
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation fills an important gap in the qualitative research literature by addressing the challenges facing doctoral students-specifically the difficulties encountered in trying to complete a dissertation. Authors Linda Dale Bloomberg and Marie Volpe distill years of experience into a first-of-its-kind, highly practical reference for graduate students. This book is a dissertation in action, an explanation and illustration of content and process. At the heart of the book is a series of chapters that model the typical progression of dissertation chapters. The authors illustrate each chapter by using an exemplar that gives the reader an understanding of what the actual write-up of a dissertation would look like.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Appendices

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Work

Content and Process: A Chapter-By-Chapter Roadmap

Introduction To Your Study

Developing and Presenting the Literature Review

Presenting Methodology and Research Approach

Analyzing Data and Reporting Findings

Analyzing and Interpreting Findings

Drawing Sound Conclusions and Presenting Actionable Recommendations

Nearing Completion: Some Final Considerations

Afterword

References

Appendices

Author Index

Subject Index

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