Writing a dissertation requires focus and commitment. The Education Dissertation provides a step-by-step process for developing and completing an academically rigorous dissertation in a time-efficient manner. Written for doctoral students in education who are also currently working in the field, this book provides specific and accessible guidance for the entire process, from finding a topic to conducting the literature review to writing and defending the dissertation. Grounded in adult learning theory, this volume: Offers a clear, easy-to-follow approach that highlights key milestones with concrete goals and workable methods at each step; Discusses how practitioner scholars can apply their work experience to the dissertation; Includes organizational templates complete with detailed charts, checklists, a timeline, student examples, and rubrics; Provides tips throughout to help students think through situations; Covers bothquantitative and qualitative research Perfect for practicing educators at anystage of the dissertation process, this resource provides the "big picture" framework as well as the nitty-gritty details. INDICE: Preface / Acknowledgments / About the Author / A Guide for Practitioner Scholars: Questioning the Doctorate Seeing the Doctoral Process Through Doctoral StudentsÆ Eyes This Book as Guidelines and Guardrails Strategies for Success / A Roadmap From Start to Finish: The Big Picture--An Outline of the Process The Dissertation Timeline Your Own Timeline and Benchmarks Embracing Technology: The Table of Contents and Reference List Structuring your Life as a Doctoral Student / Focusing Your Research: Articulating a Topic in ôAcademic Speakö Narrowing the Topic Your First Success at Focusing: Creating a Title andResearch Question A Final Thought: Focusing Your Research at a Cocktail Party/ Structuring Your Research: Choosing a Theoretical Framework Doing a Literature Review Understanding Research Methodology Choosing a Research Method Empirical Methodologies Linking Research Purpose to Research Method / Conducting Your Research: Linking Research Methods to Research Tools / Putting It All Together: Completing Your Dissertation: The Dissertation as a ôMachineö Reverse Engineering Your Dissertation What Are the Remaining Key Issues? / Defending and Moving On: The Dissertation Defense Publish Your Findings Apply Your Research:Impacting K-12 Education Teach the Next Generation: Teaching in Higher Education The Beginning of Your Journey as a Practitioner-Scholar / Key Resources byTopic / References / Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-6044-1
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés