Demystifying postgraduate research:
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2001
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| Beschreibung: | XII, 155 S. |
| ISBN: | 1902459350 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of figures ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
The structure of the book 2
1 The nature of doctoral research 7
Introduction 7
The nature of the doctoral process 8
Applying to funding bodies 10
Between contributing to knowledge and gaining qualifications 11
The right place to study 13
Matters of time 14
Your choice of subject 15
Before you start 16
Referencing and other tips 17
Professional associations 19
Summary 20
Further reading 21
Addendum: books on research and doctoral studies 21
2 The nuts and bolts of research 25
Introduction 25
The tools and terminology of research 26
Ontology 26
Epistemology 27
Differing ontological and epistemological views 28
Key concepts in research 29
Methods 29
Quantitative research 31
Qualitative research 33
The quantitative—qualitative dichotomy: a false antithesis 34
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Methodology 36
Theory 37
Model, ideal type and typology 40
Paradigm 43
Concepts 44
The abuse of concepts 45
Disciplines, discourses and interdisciplinarity 46
Interdisciplinarity or post-disciplinarity 47
Summary 49
Further reading 50
3 Getting started 51
Introduction 51
Getting started 52
The literature review, research questions and hypotheses 54
The initial dip (stage 1) 56
Second literature review, research questions and
hypotheses (stage 2) 57
Full-scale critical literature review (stage 3) 60
Levels and units of analysis in research 2
Deciding on levels and units of analysis 65
Types of study 66
Comparative studies 69
Summary
Further reading
4 Methods, fieldwork and stages of research J
Introduction
Methods: different types of enquiry
Interview technique 74
Structured interviews
Semi-structured and unstructured interviews
Group interviews of focus groups
Questionnaire or survey technique 77
The observation technique 78
Documentary analysis 80
The archival technique
Documents
Discourse analysis
Print media
no
Triangulation: mixing methods and data
Method and data triangulation 84
Fieldwork 85
Contents vii
Categorising data 8?
Stages of the research process 87
The story so far 88
The stages of doctoral research 90
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Summary 94
Further reading 94
5 Supervision, the viva and other matters of importance 97
Introduction 97
Supervisors and supervisions 98
Stages of the supervision process 99
Initial period
Main period
Fieldwork period
The final period
Supervision training and joint supervisions 102
The viva 103
The actors involved in, and the substance of, the viva 106
Who will be examining you in the viva?
How does the viva procedure work?
What are the examiners examining in the viva?
What are the different outcomes of the viva?
The process of writing a thesis 110
Drafting and redrafting 111
Papers 112
Writing strategies 113
Structure 114
Publication: working papers, journals and books 115
Working papers and journals 115
Books 116
Ethics and plagiarism in research 118
Ethics 118
Plagiarism 120
Training and dissemination 122
Postgraduate research training 122
Seminars, conferences and workshops 123
Seminars
Conferences and workshops
The utility of a PhD 126
Timekeeping skills 126
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Communication skills 127
Teamwork and networking skills 127
IT skills 128
Teaching 128
Summary . 128
Further reading 129
Appendix 1: Glossary of research terms 131
Appendix 2: Examples of reference systems 143
Bibliography 145
Index 151
List of figures
1 The structure of the book 2
2 The quantitative-qualitative dichotomy 34
3 Steps of the research process 88
4 Possible stages of the research process 91
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