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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Format of This Book |
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How to Use This Book |
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1 So, You Want To Earn A Doctorate! |
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Completing Your Lifelong Dream |
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How Good Are You at Completing Jigsaw Puzzles? |
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How Do You Choose the Right Doctoral Program? |
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Is It Okay to Apply to a Remote-Learning Doctoral Program? |
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Before Enrolling, What Questions Should You Ask? |
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2 Dos And Don'ts Of The Dissertation Process |
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Welcome to Our Classroom! |
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What Are the Phases of the Dissertation Process? |
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How Timelines Make It Happen! |
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What If Highly Unexpected Events Destroy Your Timeline? |
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Guess What: You Are a Scientist! |
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What Does It Mean to Be a Researcher? |
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What Is the Meaning of Research? |
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What Are Some Key Terms for You to Know as a Researcher? |
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What Research Designs Are Useful to Educators? |
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What Does It Mean to Be a Writer? |
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What Are the Dos and Don'ts of Writing Using APA Style? |
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Why Is Your Study Important? |
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3 On Your Way To Becoming A Doctor! |
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Overview of the Dissertation Process |
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The Five Key Dissertation Chapters |
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28 | (2) |
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What Is the Difference Between Ph.D. and Ed.D.? |
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What Can You Do With an Ed.D.? |
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Preparing for Part II: The Dissertation Format |
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30 | (4) |
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How Do You Choose a Topic? What Is Your Passion? |
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How Do You Choose a Title? |
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When Do You Need to Write an Abstract? |
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How Do You Choose Keywords for the Abstract? |
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How Do You Begin to Find a Theoretical Model/Conceptual Framework? |
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32 | (1) |
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When Do You Choose the Chair of Your Dissertation Committee? |
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How Do You Choose the Right Chair? |
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Is It Possible to Choose the Dream Committee? |
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How Do You Start Each Chapter? |
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The Precis or the Comps? Which Are You Required to Do? |
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36 | (1) |
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PART II THE DISSERTATION FORMAT |
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4 Statement Of The Problem |
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Writing the Dissertation: Here We Go! |
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39 | (1) |
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What Does It Mean to Prioritize the Problem? |
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40 | (1) |
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How Do You Write the Statement of the Problem? |
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What Should the Description of the Statement of the Problem Include? |
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Identifying the Purpose of the Study |
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Constructing a Theoretical Model/Conceptual Framework |
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Research Question: Why Is the Sky High? |
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42 | (2) |
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What Is a Research Question (RQ)? |
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43 | (1) |
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What Are Some Common Pitfalls in Writing Research Questions? |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Limitations of This Research |
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46 | (1) |
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Expected Contributions of This Research |
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46 | (1) |
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Organization/Plan of This Dissertation |
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47 | (1) |
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Checklists to Make Sure That You Have Included Necessary Components |
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47 | (2) |
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5 Review Of The Literature |
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49 | (10) |
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What Did Others Discover Researching This Topic? |
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49 | (1) |
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Importance of Databases for You as the Researcher |
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50 | (3) |
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What Databases Are Useful for Writing Your Dissertation? |
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50 | (1) |
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What Are Refereed Journals? |
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51 | (1) |
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How Do You Establish a File/e-file Storage System for Your Articles? |
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52 | (1) |
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Organizing Your Articles for Chapter 2: Literature Review |
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53 | (1) |
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Why Do Peer-Reviewed Articles Need Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval? |
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Summary of Chapter 2 (Literature Review) Leading to Chapter 3 (Methodology) |
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57 | (2) |
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Who, What, Where, When, and How Measured |
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Let's Get Started: Choosing Your Research Design |
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60 | (1) |
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Fork in the Road: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Both? |
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61 | (2) |
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Which Research Method Is Best? |
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61 | (1) |
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What Are Quantitative Methods? |
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61 | (1) |
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What Are Qualitative Methods? |
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62 | (1) |
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What Is Mixed-Method Research? |
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63 | (1) |
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What Is Multiple-Method Research? |
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63 | (1) |
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Identifying Variables for Your Study |
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63 | (4) |
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How Do You Identify the Key Variables of Your Study? |
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63 | (1) |
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How Do You Determine What Is the Independent Variable(s) of Your Study? |
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64 | (1) |
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How Do You Determine What Is the Dependent Variable(s) of Your Study? |
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65 | (1) |
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What Are Other Variables That Can Affect Your Research? |
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66 | (1) |
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What Is Your Unit of Analysis? |
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66 | (1) |
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Developing Your Testable Hypotheses |
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67 | (1) |
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What Is a Declarative Hypothesis (Alternative Hypothesis)? |
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67 | (1) |
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What Is a Null Hypothesis (Negative Hypothesis)? |
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67 | (1) |
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Selecting Your Population, Sample, Recruitment, and Participants |
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67 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Who Are Your Participants? |
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69 | (1) |
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Selecting the Best Instrument for Your Study |
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70 | (6) |
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How Do You Choose the Appropriate Instrument for Quantitative Research? |
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70 | (1) |
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How Do You Use Published Surveys? |
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70 | (1) |
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How Do You Create Your Own Instrument? |
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71 | (1) |
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How Do You Put Your Survey Online? |
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72 | (1) |
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How Do You Choose the Appropriate Instrument for Qualitative Research? |
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73 | (1) |
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How Do You Conduct a Successful Qualitative Interview? |
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73 | (2) |
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How Do You Create the Most Conducive Interview Setting? |
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75 | (1) |
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How Do You Keep the Interview on Track? |
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75 | (1) |
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Understanding Reliability and Validity in Quantitative/Qualitative Methods |
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76 | (3) |
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What Does Reliability of Your Instrument Mean? |
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76 | (2) |
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What Does Validity of Your Instrument Mean? |
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78 | (1) |
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Beginning Your Data Collection |
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79 | (1) |
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How Will You Collect the Data for Your Study? |
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79 | (1) |
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Planning Your Data Analysis |
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80 | (2) |
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What Statistical Software Tools Are Available for Quantitative Methods? |
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81 | (1) |
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What Statistical Software Tools Are Available for Qualitative Methods? |
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81 | (1) |
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What Are New Trends in Data Analysis? |
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82 | (1) |
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Statistics: The Way to a Researcher's Heart |
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82 | (1) |
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Which Do You Mean: Vital or Mathematical? |
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83 | (1) |
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What Do You Need To Know About Basic Statistical Concepts? |
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83 | (1) |
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Frequently Used Statistical Tests and Measurements |
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83 | (4) |
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What Are Some Important Statistical Terms You Need to Know? |
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84 | (1) |
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What Are Some Key Statistical Measures You Need to Know? |
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84 | (1) |
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What Are Some Scales of Measurement You Need to Know? |
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85 | (1) |
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What Are Some Sophisticated Ways of Analyzing Data? |
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86 | (1) |
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Using Coding to Aid in Your Analysis |
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87 | (1) |
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Care of Human Subjects: Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certification |
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87 | (3) |
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What Is CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Training? |
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88 | (1) |
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Which Research Does Not Require IRB Approval? |
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88 | (1) |
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What Are Vulnerable Populations? |
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88 | (1) |
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What Are the Three Categories for IRB Approval? |
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89 | (1) |
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What Should You Do While Waiting for IRB Approval? |
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Summary of Chapter 3 (Methodology) Leading to Chapter 4 (Findings and Results) |
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90 | (1) |
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So Much Data! How Do You Get Started? |
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91 | (2) |
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How Do You Share Demographic Data of Your Participants? |
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91 | (2) |
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Use of Tables and Figures to Highlight Your Findings |
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93 | (4) |
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How Do You Use Tables in Reporting Your Findings? |
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93 | (1) |
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How Do You Use Figures in Reporting Your Findings? |
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93 | (2) |
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How Do You Connect Data to Your Research Questions? |
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95 | (1) |
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How Do You Connect Data to Your Hypothesis? |
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Summarizing Chapter 4 (Findings and Results) Leading to Chapter 5 (Discussion and Conclusion) |
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8 Discussion And Conclusion |
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What You Need to Know About Chapter 5 (Discussion and Conclusion) |
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Presenting the Overall Results |
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100 | (1) |
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How Do You Relate Research Questions/Hypotheses to Your Results? |
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100 | (1) |
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What Results Are Highlighted by the Subgroups? |
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101 | (1) |
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Implications of Your Study |
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101 | (1) |
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What are the Implications of Your Study for Policymakers? |
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102 | (1) |
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What are the Implications of Your Study for Practitioners? |
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102 | (1) |
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Suggestions for Future Researchers |
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102 | (1) |
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Limitations and Benefits of Your Study |
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103 | (1) |
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Writing the Concluding Paragraph(s) of Your Study |
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103 | (2) |
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9 References (Your Reference List) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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11 How To Write Additional Sections |
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109 | (8) |
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109 | (1) |
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Dissertation Defense Approval Form |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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How Do You Format Your Final Abstract? |
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111 | (1) |
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Acknowledgment and Dedication Pages (Optional) |
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112 | (1) |
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Completing Your Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures |
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113 | (4) |
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PART III AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF |
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117 | (18) |
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119 | (8) |
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Reaching a Defining Moment |
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119 | (5) |
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What Do You Do in Advance of the Day of Your Proposal Hearing? |
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120 | (1) |
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How Long Should Your Proposal Hearing Presentation Be? |
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121 | (1) |
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What Is the Best Way to Present Your First Three Chapters? |
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121 | (1) |
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How Do You Organize Your Presentation? |
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121 | (2) |
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How Do You Maintain Composure on the Day of Your Proposal Hearing? |
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123 | (1) |
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What Are More Things to Remember on the Day of Your Proposal Hearing? |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (3) |
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What Happens After You Finish Your Proposal Hearing Presentation? |
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124 | (1) |
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What Needs to Be Done After Your Proposal Hearing? |
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124 | (3) |
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13 Disseration Defense: The Final Frontier |
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127 | (4) |
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Preparing for Your Dissertation Defense |
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127 | (4) |
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How Do You Know Which Tables/Figures to Use for Your Defense? |
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128 | (1) |
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Curtain Up! What Should You Expect During Your Defense? |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (4) |
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Deadlines, Forms, and University Protocols You Need to Follow |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Write an Article Based on Your Dissertation Findings |
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132 | (1) |
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Thank All Who Helped You Through This Process |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Go to Graduation (Your Last One!) |
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133 | (2) |
Epilogue: Your Continued Contribution to the Field |
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Appendix: Exempt Status for IRB Approval |
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137 | (4) |
References |
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141 | (4) |
Index |
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145 | (4) |
About the Authors |
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