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Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you’re panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes: - A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started - An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods - A new chapter on mixed methods An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies. Scott Buckler is Principal Lecturer in the School of Education at Newman University (Birmingham). Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Design, Technology and the Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
What is a dissertation?
What is a dissertation?
By the end of this chapter you will be able to answer the following:
- Why do I have to do a dissertation?
- What skills does the dissertation demonstrate?
- How is a dissertation structured?
- What will impress?
- What should I do now?
Why do I have to do a dissertation?
The dissertation is commonly the last component of a degree course, or a module of varying length, taken towards the end of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. Throughout your degree you have been guided through modules and directed to various sources of information; the dissertation however is an exercise in independent study. The dissertation/independent study tests your abilities to educate yourself and to demonstrate your expertise in collecting, collating and analysing information, in order to ...
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