Successful Dissertations

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A valuable teaching resource ... Excellent features at the end of each chapter include a summary of key points, a reflective task, a companion website providing useful checklists and templates related to managing research projects, a variety of sample guidance and further sources of information. Overall, this is a must-read book for all students who are preparing a dissertation. * London Review of Education * This second edition is a particularly useful guide to undergraduate Education students as they prepare for and write their dissertations. It is clear, easy to follow and useful as a complete guide or for researchers to consult as necessary. * Simon Asquith, School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK * As one student identified "It's written so I can understand it". This is a particularly pertinent point, as many students can find the language of methodology text difficult to understand because it is an area that is totally unfamiliar to them. * Dominique Powell, Course Leader for Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies, Staffordshire University, UK * There's much in this publication which would meet [undergraduate requirements], with a plethora of features making for engaging page layouts and a digestible text ... A particular strength of this book is the frequent references to the numerous sources of support and guidance available to the student in a higher education context ... This is a really useful work. * Studies in Higher Education (of the first edition) * [A] clear and comprehensive guide ... [that] is systematic, pragmatic, interesting and easy-to-read ... [The] authors have successfully distilled and described the common features associated with the process [of writing a dissertation]. The combination of comprehensiveness and depth makes this book a very useful companion, not only for undergraduates, but also for researchers at graduate and postgraduate level ... [It] provides a powerful toolkit for writing successful dissertations. * Evaluation and Research in Education (of the first edition) * Written specifically for undergraduate Education students this book takes those working on their dissertations through all of the necessary steps required to create a successful piece of research. This text charts the process methodically and logically from the beginning conceptual phases right through to method, ethical concerns, data collection and analysis, and finally putting it all together. Essential reading for student researchers. -- Tim Loreman, Professor of Education, Concordia University College of Alberta, Canada (of the first edition)