Your Dissertation in Education
eBook - ePub

Your Dissertation in Education

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Your Dissertation in Education

About this book

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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Yes, you can access Your Dissertation in Education by Scott Buckler,Nicholas Walliman,Author in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Guías de estudio & Guías de estudio. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Illustration List
  9. Table List
  10. About the Authors
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Introduction to this edition
  13. Section 1 Introduction to the Dissertation Process
  14. 1 What is a dissertation?
  15. 2 What is educational research?
  16. 3 What’s all this about ethics?
  17. Section 2 Establishing a Focus
  18. 4 What will it be about?
  19. 5 How do I get started?
  20. 6 How do I write a proposal?
  21. 7 How do I write an introduction?
  22. Section 3 Exploring the Background to the Topic
  23. 8 Where do I get hold of the background information?
  24. 9 How can I manage all the notes?
  25. 10 What about referencing?
  26. 11 How do I argue my point effectively?
  27. 12 How do I write a literature review?
  28. Section 4 Methodology
  29. 13 What’s all this about philosophy?
  30. 14 Methodology and methods –what is the difference?
  31. 15 What is meant by mixing methodologies?
  32. 16 What sorts of data will I find and how much do I need?
  33. Section 5 Conducting the Research
  34. 17 How do I conduct effective interviews?
  35. 18 How do I structure effective questionnaires?
  36. 19 How do I undertake effective observations?
  37. 20 Why are reliability and validity so important?
  38. 21 How do I write a methodology chapter?
  39. Section 6 Analysing the Data and Identifying Conclusions
  40. 22 How do I analyse quantitative data?
  41. 23 How do I analyse qualitative data?
  42. 24 How do I write a discussion chapter?
  43. Section 7 Practical Guidance on the Process
  44. 25 How can I work effectively with my supervisor?
  45. 26 What about working and planning my time?
  46. 27 How can I manage a long piece of writing?
  47. 28 How can I make my work look interesting and easy to read?
  48. 29 How do I cope with the stress?
  49. 30 Who else might be interested in my writing?
  50. References
  51. Index