About the Author |
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Preface to the Fifth Edition |
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Part I Introduction |
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Two What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research |
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6 | (15) |
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2 Why Do Researchers Use Qualitative Methods? |
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3 Are Qualitative Methods Always Appropriate? |
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11 | (3) |
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4 Should You Use Qualitative Methods? |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (4) |
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Three Focusing a Research Project |
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23 | (8) |
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31 | (8) |
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39 | (7) |
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46 | (7) |
Part II Starting Out And Project Foundations |
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53 | (176) |
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55 | (33) |
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55 | (3) |
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2 The Standards of Ethical Research |
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58 | (1) |
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3 Why Ethics Matter for Your Research |
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58 | (4) |
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4 Ethical Guidelines in Practice |
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62 | (10) |
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72 | (8) |
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80 | (2) |
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7 Wrapping Up: Managing Unfolding Ethical Demands |
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82 | (6) |
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Five What Counts as 'Originality'? |
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88 | (10) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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4 Independent Critical Thought |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (33) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (25) |
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131 | (2) |
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2 How Theoretical Models Shape Research |
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133 | (3) |
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3 The Different Languages of Qualitative Research |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (7) |
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5 Theories, Models and Hypotheses |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (4) |
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Eight Formulating a Research Question |
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156 | (31) |
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156 | (7) |
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163 | (8) |
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171 | (11) |
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4 Wrapping Up: Some Cautions |
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182 | (5) |
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Nine Choosing a Methodology |
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187 | (27) |
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187 | (2) |
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2 Methodological Questions |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (5) |
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4 Choosing a Methodology: A Case Study |
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195 | (7) |
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5 Naturally Occurring Data? |
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202 | (4) |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (4) |
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Ten Writing a Research Proposal |
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214 | (15) |
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214 | (2) |
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2 Aim for Crystal Clarity |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (4) |
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7 A Caution: Misunderstanding Qualitative Research? |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (5) |
Part III Getting Support |
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229 | (30) |
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Eleven Making Good Use of Your Supervisor |
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231 | (12) |
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231 | (1) |
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2 Supervision Horror Stories |
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232 | (1) |
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3 Student and Supervisor Expectations |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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6 Standards of Good Practice |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (16) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (4) |
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4 The Art of Presenting Research |
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249 | (4) |
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5 Feedback from the People You Study |
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253 | (1) |
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Part IV Collecting And Analysing Your Data |
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259 | (178) |
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Thirteen How Many Cases Do You Need? |
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261 | (20) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (3) |
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3 The Quantitative Model of Generalization |
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265 | (1) |
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4 The Rationale of Case Study Design |
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266 | (3) |
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5 Case Study Research in Practice |
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269 | (7) |
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276 | (5) |
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Fourteen Collecting Your Data |
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281 | (35) |
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1 Collecting Interview Data |
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282 | (13) |
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2 Collecting Focus Group Data |
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295 | (3) |
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3 Collecting Ethnographic Data |
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298 | (11) |
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4 Collecting Internet Data |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (5) |
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Fifteen Developing Data Analysis |
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316 | (39) |
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317 | (1) |
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2 Kick-starting Data Analysis |
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317 | (7) |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (5) |
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331 | (11) |
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342 | (4) |
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346 | (5) |
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351 | (4) |
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Sixteen Using Computers to Analyse Qualitative Data |
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355 | (21) |
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1 A Note on Learning to Use QDA Software |
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356 | (2) |
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2 What QDA Software Can Do for You |
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358 | (5) |
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3 Advantages of QDA Software |
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363 | (5) |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (5) |
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Seventeen Quality in Qualitative Research |
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376 | (27) |
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376 | (8) |
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384 | (13) |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (4) |
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Eighteen Evaluating Qualitative Research |
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403 | (25) |
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403 | (2) |
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2 Two Guides for Evaluating Research |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (4) |
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4 Applying Quality Criteria |
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410 | (3) |
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5 Developing the Critique |
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413 | (2) |
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415 | (2) |
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7 Four Quality Issues Revisited |
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417 | (7) |
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424 | (4) |
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Nineteen Effective Qualitative Research |
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428 | (9) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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3 Do Not Assume That We Are Only Concerned with Subjective Experience |
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430 | (1) |
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4 Take Advantage of Using Qualitative Data |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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Part V Writing Up Your Research |
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437 | (72) |
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439 | (10) |
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440 | (1) |
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2 The Policy-making Audience |
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441 | (2) |
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3 The Practitioner Audience |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (2) |
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446 | (3) |
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Twenty-One The First Few Pages |
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449 | (9) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (2) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (3) |
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Twenty-Two The Literature Review Chapter |
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458 | (13) |
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459 | (1) |
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2 Research Literature and Theoretical Literature |
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460 | (1) |
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3 Writing Your Literature Review |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (3) |
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6 Do You Need a Literature Review Chapter? |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (3) |
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Twenty-Three The Methodology Chapter |
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471 | (10) |
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471 | (1) |
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2 What Should the Methodology Chapter Contain? |
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472 | (3) |
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3 A Natural History Chapter? |
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475 | (3) |
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478 | (3) |
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Twenty-Four The Data Chapters |
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481 | (16) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (6) |
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489 | (3) |
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492 | (2) |
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494 | (3) |
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Twenty-Five The Concluding Chapter |
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497 | (12) |
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2 The Concluding Chapter as Mutual Stimulation |
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3 What Exactly Should Your Concluding Chapter Contain? |
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4 Confessions and Trumpets |
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5 Theorizing as Thinking through Data |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (1) |
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7 Why Your Concluding Chapter Can Be Fun |
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503 | (1) |
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504 | (5) |
Part VI Making The Most Of Your Research |
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509 | (30) |
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Twenty-Six Surviving an Oral Examination |
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511 | (11) |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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3 Preparing for Your Oral |
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513 | (1) |
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514 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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6 Revising Your Thesis after the Oral |
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516 | (1) |
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516 | (3) |
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519 | (3) |
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Twenty-Seven Getting Published |
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522 | (17) |
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522 | (1) |
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2 The Backstage Politics of Publishing |
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523 | (2) |
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525 | (6) |
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4 What Journals Are Looking For |
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531 | (1) |
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532 | (3) |
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6 How to Write a Short Journal Article |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (3) |
Appendix: Transcription Symbols |
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539 | (2) |
Glossary |
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541 | (7) |
References |
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548 | (16) |
Author Index |
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564 | (4) |
Subject Index |
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