TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trafford,Vernon
AU  - Leshem,Shosh
TI  - Stepping stones to achieving your doctorate: focusing on your viva from the start 
T2  - Open UP study skills
SN  - 033522542X
AV  - LB2386 .T73 2008
U1  - 378.242 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Maidenhead, New York
PB  - Open University Press, McGraw-Hill
KW  - Doctor of education degree
KW  - Doctor of philosophy degree
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Education
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 4; Architecture of the doctoral thesis --; 5; Exploiting the literature --; 6; Thinking about research design --; 7; What's in a word? --; 8; How to conclude your thesis in one chapter --; 9; The abstract --; 10; The magic circle --; 11; Preparing for the viva --; Epilogue: arriving back where we started
N2  - "The starting point to achieving your doctorate is to appreciate how your thesis will be examined. The criteria that examiners use, the questions they ask in vivas and their reports provide templates against which theses are judged. So, why not start from this endpoint as you plan, undertake, write and defend your research? This book focuses specifically on how you, as a doctoral candidate, can raise your level of thinking about your chosen topic. Doing so will improve the quality of your research and ultimately contribute to knowledge. It also explores the nature of conceptualization which is sought by examiners in theses. As a candidate, the book provides those essential characteristics of doctorateness that examiners expect to find in your thesis. The book will also appeal to supervisors, examiners and those who conduct workshops for doctoral candidates and supervisors. This practical book includes extracts from theses, examiner reports and cameo accounts from doctoral examiners, supervisors and candidates. It also contains numerous visual models that explain relationships and processes for you to apply and use in your doctoral journey. Based upon contemporary practice, Stepping Stones to Achieving your Doctorate is an essential tool for doctoral candidates, supervisors and examiners."--Publisher's website
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