Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation
A Road Map From Beginning to End
- Linda Dale Bloomberg
- Marie Volpe - Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to respond to developments in the field, allowing the book to have wider application for dissertation work within the evolving world of qualitative inquiry. Included in this edition is a new chapter titled “Achieving Alignment Throughout Your Dissertation,” a greater focus on how all qualitative traditions can encompass activist research and social justice inquiry, and enhanced coverage on the role of the researcher, emphasizing the importance of reflexivity and approaching research critically.
An open-access companion website for the book at https://study.sagepub.com/bloomberg4e contains a wealth of additional resources.
Supplements
· Downloadable templates and appendices from the book include charts, tables, and other dissertation tools.
· EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter.
· 101 Questions and Answers provide further insight from Dr. Linda Bloomberg.
· Additional online dissertation resources assist in organizing and developing your manuscript.
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“I will continue to use Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation until I find a better text, and that just does not seem likely. The authors’ writing is straightforward; they write as academics, from an academic bent, yet write practically for doctoral candidates who need guidance, a "road map" of how to complete their dissertation.
“An excellent resource for doctoral students! The authors take the fear of writing a dissertation, and break down each component into manageable tasks that once completed will help students deliver a scholarly research project: a project that they will be proud to defend!”