About the Author |
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About the Contributor |
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Preface to the Sixth Edition |
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Discover Your Field Guide: In-text Features and Online Workshops from David Silverman |
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Part I Introduction |
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2 What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research |
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2.2 What Is Qualitative Research? |
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2.3 Why Do Some Researchers Prefer Qualitative Methods? |
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10 | (6) |
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2.4 Are Qualitative Methods Always Appropriate? |
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16 | (3) |
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2.5 Should You Use Qualitative Methods? |
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3 Focusing a Research Project |
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3.2 Moira's Research Diary |
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3.3 Sally's Research Diary |
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40 | (9) |
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3.4 Simon's Research Diary |
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49 | (8) |
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Part II Starting Out And Project Foundations |
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4 Formulating a Research Question |
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66 | (7) |
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73 | (11) |
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4.4 Wrapping up: Some Cautions |
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96 | (5) |
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102 | (3) |
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5.2 The Standards of Ethical Research |
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105 | (2) |
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5.3 Why Ethics Matter for Your Research |
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107 | (3) |
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5.4 Ethical Guidelines in Practice |
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110 | (14) |
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5.5 Complex Ethical Issues |
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124 | (9) |
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133 | (2) |
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5.7 Conclusion: Managing Unfolding Ethical Demands |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (38) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (6) |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (5) |
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174 | (5) |
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179 | (22) |
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180 | (3) |
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7.2 How Theoretical Models Shape Research |
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183 | (4) |
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7.3 The Different Languages of Qualitative Research |
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187 | (3) |
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7.4 Theories, Models and Hypotheses |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (4) |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (34) |
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202 | (2) |
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8.2 Methodological Questions |
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204 | (2) |
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8.3 Your Research Strategy |
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206 | (6) |
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8.4 Choosing a Methodology: a Case Study |
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212 | (7) |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (7) |
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231 | (4) |
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9 Writing a Research Proposal |
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235 | (18) |
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236 | (2) |
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9.2 Aim for Crystal Clarity |
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238 | (1) |
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9.3 Plan Before You Write |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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241 | (4) |
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9.7 A Caution: Misunderstanding Qualitative Research? |
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245 | (2) |
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Part III Getting Support |
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253 | (34) |
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10 Making Good Use of Your Supervisor |
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255 | (13) |
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256 | (1) |
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10.2 Supervision Horror Stories |
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257 | (1) |
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10.3 Student and Supervisor Expectations |
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258 | (3) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (2) |
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10.6 Standards of Good Practice |
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265 | (1) |
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10.7 Beyond the Supervision |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (19) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (4) |
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11.4 The Art of Presenting Research |
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276 | (4) |
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11.5 Feedback from the People You Study |
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280 | (2) |
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Part IV Collecting And Analysing Your Data |
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287 | (180) |
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12 How Much Data Do You Need? |
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289 | (25) |
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290 | (1) |
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12.2 The Quantitative Model of Generalization |
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290 | (1) |
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12.3 How Many Interviews Do You Need? |
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291 | (3) |
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12.4 Purposive Sampling in Interview Research |
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294 | (2) |
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12.5 What Is a Case Study? |
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296 | (4) |
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12.6 The Rationale of Case Study Design |
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300 | (3) |
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12.7 Purposive Sampling in Case Studies |
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303 | (2) |
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12.8 Theoretical Sampling |
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305 | (5) |
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310 | (4) |
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314 | (43) |
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315 | (1) |
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13.2 Collecting Interview Data |
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315 | (13) |
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13.3 Collecting Focus Group Data |
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328 | (3) |
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13.4 Collecting Ethnographic Data |
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331 | (12) |
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13.5 Collecting Internet Data |
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343 | (2) |
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13.6 Collecting Data after a Pandemic |
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345 | (7) |
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352 | (5) |
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14 Developing Data Analysis |
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357 | (43) |
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358 | (1) |
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14.2 Kick-starting Data Analysis |
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359 | (8) |
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367 | (2) |
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369 | (7) |
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376 | (11) |
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387 | (4) |
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391 | (5) |
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396 | (4) |
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15 Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software: An Introduction |
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400 | (25) |
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15.1 What Is Qualitative Data Analysis Software? |
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401 | (2) |
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15.2 Software for Qualitative Analysis? Great - So Will It Do Analysis for Me? |
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403 | (1) |
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15.3 OK, So How Can This Software Help Me? |
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15.4 If I Decide to Use QDAS, Do I Have to Use the Program for All Aspects of My Analysis? |
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408 | (2) |
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15.5 You Continue to Mention Writing - Why Is That So Important? |
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410 | (1) |
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15.6 Will QDAS Help My Teamwork? |
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411 | (1) |
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15.7 Hopes and Fears Connected to Using QDAS |
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412 | (1) |
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15.8 Will QDAS Save Time? Or Be a Waste of Time? |
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412 | (1) |
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15.9 Will My Analysis Get Better or Worse When I Use QDAS? |
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413 | (1) |
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15.10 Does QDAS Create an Overemphasis on Coding? |
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413 | (2) |
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15.11 Hints for Avoiding the Coding Trap |
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415 | (1) |
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15.12 What Hardware Do I Need to Run QDAS? |
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416 | (3) |
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15.13 What Are Some Strategies for Learning to Use QDAS, and to See if Specific Software Will Work for My Project? |
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419 | (2) |
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15.14 Tips for Doing Analysis with QDAS |
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421 | (2) |
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423 | (2) |
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16 Quality in Qualitative Research |
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425 | (31) |
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426 | (7) |
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433 | (16) |
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449 | (3) |
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452 | (4) |
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17 Effective Qualitative Research |
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456 | (11) |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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17.3 Do Not Assume that We Are Only Concerned with Subjective Experience |
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458 | (2) |
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17.4 Take Advantage of Using Qualitative Data |
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460 | (2) |
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17.5 Avoid Drowning in Data |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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Part V Writing Up Your Research |
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18 What Counts as 'Originality'? |
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469 | (12) |
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470 | (1) |
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471 | (2) |
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18.3 Being a Professional |
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18.4 Independent Critical Thought |
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478 | (3) |
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481 | (12) |
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482 | (3) |
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19.2 The Policy-Making Audience |
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19.3 The Practitioner Audience |
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486 | (2) |
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488 | (2) |
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490 | (3) |
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493 | (11) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (2) |
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498 | (1) |
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20.5 The Table of Contents |
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500 | (1) |
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21 The Literature Review Chapter |
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504 | (17) |
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505 | (1) |
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21.2 Recording Your Reading |
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505 | (2) |
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21.3 Research Literature and Theoretical Literature |
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507 | (1) |
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21.4 Writing Your Literature Review |
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508 | (1) |
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21.7 Do You Need a Literature Review Chapter? |
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516 | (2) |
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518 | (3) |
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22 The Methodology Chapter |
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521 | (12) |
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522 | (1) |
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22.2 What Should the Methodology Chapter Contain? |
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523 | (3) |
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22.3 A Natural History Chapter? |
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526 | (4) |
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23 Writing Your Data Chapters |
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533 | (19) |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (7) |
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542 | (5) |
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547 | (2) |
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24 Your Concluding Chapter |
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552 | (13) |
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24.2 The Concluding Chapter as Mutual Stimulation |
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554 | (1) |
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24.3 What Exactly Should Your Concluding Chapter Contain? |
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24.4 Confessions and Trumpets |
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24.5 Theorizing as Thinking through Data |
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557 | (2) |
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24.6 Writing for Audiences |
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559 | (1) |
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24.7 Why Your Concluding Chapter Can Be Fun |
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Part VI The Aftermath |
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565 | (33) |
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25 Managing an Oral Examination |
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567 | (12) |
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568 | (1) |
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25.3 Preparing for Your Oral |
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570 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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25.6 Revising Your Thesis after the Oral |
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573 | (1) |
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576 | (3) |
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26.2 The Backstage Politics of Publishing |
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26.4 What Journals Are Looking For |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (3) |
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26.6 How to Write a Short Journal Article |
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Appendix: Transcription Symbols |
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598 | (1) |
Glossary |
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599 | (7) |
References |
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606 | (16) |
Author Index |
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622 | (4) |
Subject Index |
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