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Your Dissertation in Education

• Edition: Second Edition
• By: Scott Buckler & Nicholas Walliman
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Series: Student Success
• Publication year: 2016
• Online pub date: March 11, 2022
• Discipline: Education
• Subject: Study Skills , Educational Research (general) , Foundations of Education (general)
• DOI: https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781529793680
• Keywords: data collection , dissertation , educational research , interviews , literature reviews , methodology , publications , questionnaires , research questions , supervisors Show all Show less
• Print ISBN: 9781473907485
• Online ISBN: 9781529793680
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Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you’re panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes: - A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started - An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods - A new chapter on mixed methods An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies. Scott Buckler is Principal Lecturer in the School of Education at Newman University (Birmingham). Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Design, Technology and the Environment at Oxford Brookes University.

Front Matter

• Figures and tables
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction to this edition
• Section 1: Introduction to the Dissertation Process
• Chapter 1: What is a dissertation?
• Chapter 2: What is educational research?
• Chapter 3: What’s all this about ethics?
• Section 2: Establishing a Focus
• Chapter 4: What will it be about?
• Chapter 5: How do I get started?
• Chapter 6: How do I write a proposal?
• Chapter 7: How do I write an introduction?
• Section 3: Exploring the Background to the Topic
• Chapter 8: Where do I get hold of the background information?
• Chapter 9: How can I manage all the notes?
• Chapter 10: What about referencing?
• Chapter 11: How do I argue my point effectively?
• Chapter 12: How do I write a literature review?
• Section 4: Methodology
• Chapter 13: What’s all this about philosophy?
• Chapter 14: Methodology and methods – what is the difference?
• Chapter 15: What is meant by mixing methodologies?
• Chapter 16: What sorts of data will I find and how much do I need?
• Section 5: Conducting the Research
• Chapter 17: How do I conduct effective interviews?
• Chapter 18: How do I structure effective questionnaires?
• Chapter 19: How do I undertake effective observations?
• Chapter 20: Why are reliability and validity so important?
• Chapter 21: How do I write a methodology chapter?
• Section 6: Analysing the Data and Identifying Conclusions
• Chapter 22: How do I analyse quantitative data?
• Chapter 23: How do I analyse qualitative data?
• Chapter 24: How do I write a discussion chapter?
• Section 7: Practical Guidance on the Process
• Chapter 25: How can I work effectively with my supervisor?
• Chapter 26: What about working and planning my time?
• Chapter 27: How can I manage a long piece of writing?
• Chapter 28: How can I make my work look interesting and easy to read?
• Chapter 29: How do I cope with the stress?
• Chapter 30: Who else might be interested in my writing?

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