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This Discussion Of The Dissertation Process Takes The Student From The Doctoral Proposal To The Formal Defence Of The Dissertation. Writing The Doctoral Proposal. Getting To The Topic And Its Focus. Writing The Proposal. Reviewing The Literature. Developing Your Methodology. Secrets Checklist -- Choosing A Methodology. Deciding Which Is Best. What Do You Want To Research. Mixed Methodology. Secrets Checklist -- Selecting Committee Members. Reasons For Selecting Each Member. Beware Of Unreal Timetables. When To Replace A Chair. Who Fixes Every Last Word. Over And Over Again. Secrets Checklist -- Surviving The Human Subjects Committee. Playing By The Rules. Intentions. How Not To Hang Yourself. Secrets Checklist -- Collecting Data. Tape Talk. Be Prepared. Interview Challenges. What Now? The Concreteness Of Surveys. Survey And Questionnaire Decisions. Pilot Studies/identified Population. Types Of Surveys To Expect. Secrets Checklist For Interviews. Secrets Checklist For Surveys -- Developing A Support Group. Can You Fire-walk Together? Be Careful Whom You Choose. Loneliness Happens. Dealing With Emotions. Moby's Sick--. Dorian Is Getting Gray. Secrets Checklist -- Getting Organized. When Everything Is In Pieces. Getting Control Of Your Life. Qualitative Coding. Statistics. Hoops And Troughs. How To Avoid Withering Frights. Secrets Checklist -- Using Technology. Learning The Language. What To Do With Floppity Flops. Dealing With Rebellious Floppies. Statistical Analysis. Qualitative Coding. Getting A Life. We Can Survive This Challenge. What Not To Write. It's About Time. Secret's Checklist -- Defending The Dissertation. Party Hearty. The Final Hours. Celebration. Secrets Checklist -- Avoiding Sudden Stops. Horror Stories 1-10. Emergency Appendectomies. Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, Debra J. Wright. Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-177) And Index. English