Dissertation writing
Subtitle: a research journey
By: Cecile Badenhorst
Publisher: Van Schaik Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780627027697
Subjects: Report writing; Research; English language; Rhetoric; Academic writing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: My dissertation story; title: Why read this book?; title: Your role; title: Dissertation experiences; title: The stories we tell ourselves; title: The call to adventure; title: Masters and doctors; title: Refusal of the call; title: Preparing for the voyage; title: The journey out; title: Travelling alone; title: Different journeys; title: Baggage: intellectual or otherwise; title: Your critical voice; title: Tools of the road: dissertation "skills"; title: Street savvy: meta-cognitive skills; title: Dissertation genres; title: Dissertation requirements; title: The research cycle; title: Crossroads and decisions; title: Milestones; title: Enjoying the journey; title: Creativity and ideas; title: The writing process; title: Visual thinking; title: Researcher's notebook; title: Woods and trees: complexity to simplicity; title: Problem/purpose statement and questions; title: conceptualising; title: The extraordinary academic world; title: Academic routes and byways; title: World views and perceptions of research; title: Qualitative vs quantitative; title: Thinking academically; title: Writing a discipline; title: Broad perspectives in research; title: First threshold: the proposal; title: Far horizons: conceptual frameworks; title: Evidence; title: Negotiating rapids: argument; title: Arguments in a dissertation; title: Problems with arguments; title: The journey within: thinking; title: Developing critical thinking; title: Intellectual traits; title: Forgotten worlds: intellectual creativity; title: Creative traits; title: Routine and creativity; title: Creativity and writing; title: Thinking, writing, creating; title: Enemies, allies, tests; title: Supervision; title: Into the maze: literature reviews; title: Reading strategies; title: Organising a review; title: Writing the literature review; title: Ordeals along the way; title: Dissertation demons; title: Passion and perseverance; title: Writing through data collection; title: Analytic strategies; title: Writing analytically; title: Presenting data; title: Emerging plot; title: Ethics and integrity; title: Fellow-travellers: audience; title: Clear vs obscure writing; title: First (complete) draft; title: Criticism; title: Ownership; title: Dealing with ambiguity; title: Unseen valleys: structure; title: Findings/conclusion; title: Crossing the mountain: coherence; title: Metaphor; title: Miraculous passages: revision; title: Attention to detail; title: Original contribution; title: Scholarship; title: Submitting for examination; title: Successful travellers; title: Journey's end.