Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide To Content And Process - Rudestam, Kjell Erik

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Résumé :
In the fully updated Fourth Edition of their best-selling guide, Surviving Your Dissertation, Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton answer questions concerning every stage of the dissertation process, including selecting a suitable topic, conducting a literature review, developing a research question, understanding the role of theory, selecting an appropriate methodology and research design, analyzing data, and interpreting and presenting results. In addition, this must-have guide covers topics that other dissertation guides often miss, 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. With plenty of current examples, the new edition features an expanded discussion of online research, data collection and analysis, and the use of data archives, as well as expanded coverage of qualitative methods and added information on mixed methods.

Biographie:

Kjell Erik Rudestam is Professor of Psychology at Fielding Graduate?University, Santa Barbara, California, where he served as Associate Dean?of Academic Affairs for many years. He was previously a psychology professor?at York University, Toronto, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,?after receiving his PhD in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of?Oregon. He is the author of Your Statistical Consultant: Answers to Your?Data Analysis Questions, 2nd edition (also with Rae R. Newton), Handbook of?Online Learning, 2nd edition (with Judith Schoenholtz-Read), and eight?other books, as well as numerous articles in professional journals on topics?including suicide, psychotherapy, and family and organizational systems.?He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division?12), a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional
Psychology (Clinical), a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts?in Traumatic Stress, and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Science from The?Professional School of Psychology.