TY - BOOK AU - Wellington,J.J. TI - Succeeding with your doctorate T2 - Sage study skills SN - 1412901154 AV - LB2369 .S825 2005 U1 - 378.2 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, CA PB - Sage Publications KW - Doctor of philosophy degree KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. What is a doctorate and why do people do them? -- 2. How did I get here? : an auto/biographical approach -- Cameo 1. The long and winding road that led me to an EdD course / Jean Clarkson -- Cameo 2. How our experiences influence the research topics we choose / Alan Hearsum -- 3. Learning on the doctoral journey -- Cameo. Spiralling into control : a research journey / Tracy Marshall -- 4. Framing the research -- Cameo. How I theorised my thesis -- my story / Carolyn Mason -- 5. Reviewing the literature -- Cameo. Reviewing the literature / John O'Neill -- 6. Doing research reflecting on methods : methodology and ethics -- Cameo. Methodology and methods / Bernard Longden -- 7. Approaching research as lived experience -- Cameo. Queer matters in methodology / Mark Vicars -- 8. Writing and the writing process in a doctoral programme -- Cameo. Me and my writing process / Kathryn Roberts -- 9. Production values in the doctoral thesis -- Cameo. Writing the thesis -- a personal account from which it might be hard to generalise much / Paul Machon -- 10. Presenting your work at the viva -- Cameo. Surviving the viva / Maxine Burton -- 11. Whatever next? Spreading the word and becoming part of the research community -- Cameo. The doctoral experience -- bearing fruit /Marion Jones -- --; 1; What is a doctorate and why do people do them? --; 2; How did I get here? : an auto/biographical approach --; Cameo 1 : the long and winding road that led me to an EdD course; Jean Clarkson --; Cameo 2 : how our experiences influence the research topics we choose; Alan Hearsum --; 3; Learning on the doctoral journey --; Cameo : spiralling into control : a research journey; Tracy Marshall --; 4; Framing the research --; Cameo : how I theorised my thesis - my story; Carolyn Mason --; 5; Reviewing the literature --; Cameo : reviewing the literature; John O'Neill --; 6; Doing research reflecting on methods : methodology and ethics --; Cameo : methodology and methods; Bernard Longden --; 7; Approaching research as lived experience --; Cameo : queer matters in methodology; Mark Vicars --; 8; Writing and the writing process in a doctoral programme --; Cameo : me and my writing process; Kathryn Roberts --; 9; Production values in the doctoral thesis --; Cameo : writing the thesis - a personal account from which it might be hard to generalise much; Paul Machon --; 10; Presenting your work at the viva --; Cameo : surviving the via; Maxine Burton --; 11; Whatever next? Spreading the word and becoming part of the research community --; Cameo : the doctoral experience - bearing fruit; Marion Jones N2 - This work offers guidance and discussion on all aspects of successful doctoral work. The authors advise on every stage in the process of completing a doctorate, from helping to engage in critical reflection to useful guidelines on preparing for, and surviving, the viva ER -