Making your doctoral research project ambitious developing large-scale studies with real-world impact / edited by Nadia Siddiqui and Stephen Gorard.
| Other author | Siddiqui, Nadia. |
| Other author | Gorard, Stephen. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | INTRODUCTION -- Thinking bigger: The importance of an ambitious doctoral research project -- Part 1. EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS -- Part 2. EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT -- Part 3. EVALUATING EDUCATION POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- The implications of these studies for new researchers. |
| Abstract | "This book presents the doctoral dissertation process as not just a way of getting a qualification or even a method of learning how to do research better, but as a substantial and significant piece of research in its own right. The book will inspire current and prospective PhD scholars to take up ambitious and large-scale study projects, dedicating this most important time to a worthy piece of research. This edited collection provides real and outstanding examples of multiple research design methodologies which will allow doctoral researchers to develop a wide set of research skills, leading to the development of a high-quality academic thesis from which peer reviewed research papers and books can emerge. Each main chapter presents the summary of a doctoral thesis, followed by focused aspects from the projects where the contributors highlight the development of a research design, the process involved in executing the design, and present selected findings with their implications. Each chapter concludes with the researchers' experiences of learning through this journey and the implications of the process for the development of the discipline and their own career. Ideal reading for doctoral students and supervisors, this book is a source of encouragement and motivation for new researchers seeking to challenge general perceptions in the social sciences that PhD or other doctoral research projects must be small-scale rather trivial studies, but can instead produce robust findings that have real-world implications"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Making your doctoral research project ambitious First Edition. New York : Routledge, 2022 9781032059754 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021052682 |
| ISBN | 9781003201366 (eBook) |
| ISBN | (Hardback) |
| ISBN | (Paperback) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |