Getting Your PhD: A Practical Insider′s GuideSAGE, 8 aug. 2007 - 240 pagini How to get your Ph.D is an original study guide aimed at prospective and current postgraduate students, covering the process of accessing, undertaking and completing doctoral research in the social sciences and the humanities. The content is unique in incorporating discussion of the less recognised personal, emotional and organisational demands of independent study. Drawing on a variety of student experiences, the authors apply a case study approach to examine the dilemmas and complexities of postgraduate study. The book is organised into four parts covering the research process; writing, publishing and networking; shifting identities and institutions and relationships of support. Each chapter includes an easy to use format including real-life accounts, tips and strategies for problem solving and guidance for additional resources. The guide includes accessible advice and guidance across a spectrum of methodological, personal, emotional, practical and institutional issues. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success!
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... Higher Education Statistics Agency (2005) tells us that in 2004/05, 12,030 full time doctorate qualifications were awarded and a further 3,745 part time doctorates.These statistics represent a significant increase in people studying for ...
... Higher Education are driving developments in the PhD world.While there has been concern about standards of supervision and training within universities, there is also a debate about the role of undergraduate and postgraduate education ...
... studies in the following ways: • Education at this higher level becomes no longer considered a welfare right or a path of self-development but part of the needs of industry and the employment market. • The role of education to create a ...
... Higher Education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.The Roberts Review 'Set for Success' urged funding councils to make sure that PhD programmes included a minimum of two weeks' dedicated training each year, based on ...
... higher level research and study was for me. The reality is that personal circumstances are a clear indicator as to ... education late, describes how his options after his undergraduate degree were fairly limited, and hence the 'drift' into ...
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4 Managing the Ethics of Academia | 45 |
5 What to do With your Data | 58 |
Part II Writing Publishing and Networking | 71 |
12 Undertaking a PhD Parttime | 140 |
13 Combining Teaching and Doctoral Studies | 150 |
14 Reconciling the Research Role with the Personal | 163 |
Part IV Relationships of Support | 173 |
15 What to Expect from Your Supervisor | 175 |
16 Enabling Research Environments | 185 |
17 Combining Family Commitments and Doctoral Studies | 194 |
18 Coping with Stress | 203 |
6 Writing Up and Writers Block | 73 |
7 Papers and Publishing | 83 |
8 Networking | 95 |
9 Missing the Deadline | 105 |
10 The Viva and Beyond | 115 |
Part III Shifting Identities and Institutions | 127 |
11 Nontraditional Routes into the PhD | 129 |
Final Thoughts | 213 |
References | 216 |
Appendix 1 Example of an Informed Consent Form | 219 |
Appendix 2 Example of an Information Sheet | 220 |
Index | 221 |
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