@article{898640,
      recid = {898640},
      author = {Cooksey, Ray W., and McDonald, Gael.},
      title = {Surviving and Thriving in Postgraduate Research /},
      pages = {1 online resource (1199 pages)},
      abstract = {This handbook provides an in-depth exploration of the  entire journey of postgraduate research in the social and  behavioural sciences, from enrolment to its culmination in  the form of a thesis, dissertation or portfolio, and  beyond. It is written in an accessible and example-rich  style, offering practical and concrete advice in virtually  all areas. It also includes references to additional  resources and websites, and each chapter features key  recommendations for improving the postgraduate research  experience. The book addresses not only research-related  aspects (e.g. supervisors; selecting your guiding  assumptions; contextualising, framing and configuring  research; reviewing literature; sampling; writing  proposals; ethics and academic integrity; selecting a data  gathering strategy; surviving your  thesis/dissertation/portfolio examination; and publishing),  but also questions concerning how to integrate, manage, and  balance the research journey in the context of the  postgraduate students broader life-world (e.g. skill  development and supervisor relations; effective time and  project management; a healthy work-life balance;  maintaining motivation; and dealing with criticism). The  book adopts an explicitly pluralist perspective on  postgraduate research, moving beyond mixed methods  thinking, and offers concrete examples from postgraduate  students real-world experiences.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/898640},
}