Surviving and Thriving in Postgraduate Research / Ray Cooksey, Gael McDonald.
Cooksey, Ray W., author.; McDonald, Gael.
2019
LB2386 .C636 2019
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Title
Surviving and Thriving in Postgraduate Research / Ray Cooksey, Gael McDonald.
Author
Cooksey, Ray W., author.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9789811377471 (electronic book)
9811377472 (electronic book)
9789811377464
Published
Singapore : Springer, [2019]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (1199 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-13-7
Call Number
LB2386 .C636 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.242
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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McDonald, Gael.
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Chapter 1
Why am I doing this and what do I expect?
Chapter 2
What skills do I need
Chapter 3
Should I keep a research diary?
Chapter 4
How should I manage the relationship with my supervisor?
Chapter 5
How should I manage the research project?
Chapter 6
How should I manage my time?
Chapter 7
How do I stay on track?
Chapter 8
How do I maintain a good work/life balance?
Chapter 9
How do I decide on my guiding assumptions?
Chapter 10
How should I position my study?
Chapter 11
How do I identify/frame my research problem and questions?
Chapter 12
How do I scope and shape my research project?
Chapter 13
How should I select, read and review the literature?
Chapter 14
What data gathering strategies should I use?
Chapter 15
How do I handle academic integrity issues?
Chapter 16
How should I shape and defend my proposal?
Chapter 17
How can I gain access to data sources?
Chapter 18
When and how should I deal with measurements?
Chapter 19
How do I manage the sampling process?
Chapter 20
How should I organise my data?
Chapter 21
How should I approach data analysis and display results?
Chapter 22
How should I tell a convincing story?
Chapter 23
How should I respond to criticisms that arise
Chapter 24
How will my thesis/ dissertation be examined and judged?
Chapter 25
Should I publish as I go?
Chapter 26
Common pitfalls.

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