Successful Dissertations : The Complete Guide for Education, Childhood and Early Childhood Studies Students.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 An Introduction to the Process of Enquiry and Research -- What's so different about a dissertation? -- An overview of the process -- Get into good habits, work hard but work smart too -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 2 Choosing Your Research Question and Getting Organized -- Planning, and getting started -- Choosing a research topic or broad area of interest -- Narrowing down the focus and sharpening up your 'question' -- Managing the tasks and your time: Get organized -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 3 Adopting an Ethical Approach to Your Research -- The what, why and when of ethics -- Key underlying ethical principles -- Ethics and the internet -- Applying your understanding of ethical research -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 4 Doing Your Literature Review -- What is a literature review? -- The purpose of a literature review -- Starting your literature review -- Organizing and structuring your literature review -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 5 Research Methodologies -- Methodology or methods? -- Common methodological approaches -- Methodology and literature-based research projects -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 6 Data Collection Using Qualitative Methods -- Interviews -- Focus groups -- Observations -- Questionnaires -- Creative methods -- Summary of key points.

Untitled -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 7 Data Collection Using Quantitative Methods -- The what, why and when of quantitative methods -- Variables -- Sampling in quantitative research -- Reliability and validity -- Common methods of quantitative data collection -- Structured (or standardized) interviews -- Structured (or systematic) observation -- Content analysis -- Should you make use of pre-existing data-collection tools or design your own? -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 8 Data Analysis -- Planning ahead -- What is involved in qualitative analysis? -- Vikash's project -- What is involved in quantitative analysis? -- Content analysis -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- 9 Writing Your Dissertation -- Getting going and developing a structure -- Pay attention to your assessment criteria -- Writing the different sections of your dissertation -- Summary of key points -- Reflective task -- Link to companion website -- Recommended reading and further sources of information -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

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