{"product_id":"the-qualitative-dissertation-a-guide-for-students-and-faculty-9780803966895","title":"The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A must for faculty and students interested in understanding the multifarious nature of qualitative research.\" Marilyn Llewellyn  Associate Professor Carlow College  Pittsburgh  PA \"Piantanida and Garman have artfully portrayed the inquiry process  demystifying qualitative research and making it accessible to classroom teachers who wish to understand their practice and\/or their professional lives through a qualitative lens.\" Kathleen M. Ceroni  English Teacher Southmoreland Senior High School  Alverton  PA \"An invaluable text that can be referenced again and again. Helps allay the isolation and anxiety that many practitioners experience in their roles as doctoral students.\" Lynn A. Richards  Elementary Classroom Teacher Mars Area Schools  Mars  PA The Qualitative Dissertation offers a unique look into the process of writing a qualitative dissertation and shows how cycles of deliberation  essential to qualitative studies  affect the outcome. Moving through the cycles in research is like moving from one whirlpool to another in a fast-moving stream. This book offers both students and faculty a nonlinear pathway through the tough spots and pressure points to a finished product. The authors bring an interpretive perspective to qualitative research in education  exploring modes of inquiry that are particularly well suited to practice-based dissertation research. As co-facilitators of a qualitative dissertation study group  they have worked with more than fifty educational practitioners using a variety of research methods described in this book. Through vignettes  anecdotes  exemplars  and \"think pieces \" this book includes: Safeguards against common pitfalls students face Conceptualization through defense of the dissertation A Personal Research Profile Criteria for judging the merits of interpretive research Tips on adjusting to life after the dissertation Make the most of this powerful research method and use it to develop a pathway that suits you and your studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914011303989,"sku":"ByrdShop_080396689X","price":95.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780803966895.jpg?v=1787329534","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-qualitative-dissertation-a-guide-for-students-and-faculty-9780803966895","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}