Theses and Dissertations
Subtitle: a guide to planning, research, and writing
Publisher: Bergin & Garvey, an imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Westport, Conn.
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780313360947
Table of contents: title: The nature of these and dissertations; title: Sources of guidance; title: Searching the literature; title: Sources and types of research problems; title: Building and adapting theories; title: Stating the problem and its rationale; title: Types of research methods and sources of information; title: Data collection techniques and instruments; title: Things that go wrong; title: Classification patterns; title: Summarizing information verbally, numerically, and graphically; title: Modes of interpretation; title: Writing the final version; title: Mounting a persuasive defense; title: Reaching a wider audience; title: Appendix : Outline of a dissertation proposal