Our Dissertations, Ourselves : Shared Stories of Women's Dissertation Journeys
Christine Sorrell. Dinkins
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (217 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - COVER; Our Dissertations, Ourselves; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Writing the Unknown; The Stories; A Project of One's Own; Demonstration of Required Knowledge; Just a Hoop!; Reflections on the Stories; Chapter 2: Mystery, Confusion, Isolation; The Stories; The Mystery; Stuck, Lost, and Confused; Isolation; Positive Outcomes of the Mystery, Confusion, and Isolation; Reflections on the Stories; Chapter 3: Realigning Relationships; The Stories; Life Partners; Family Support; Friends and Co-Workers; Reflections on the Stories; Chapter 4:Transformation of the Self; The Stories. - 6 End of a Journey and a New Beginning7 Looking Back; Appendix: Gathering the Stories; Bibliography; Index. - Knowing OneselfImpostor Syndrome; Balancing Priorities; Transformation; Reflections on the Stories; Chapter 5: Advisor and Committee: Dancing with Strangers; The Stories; Shopping Around for a Committee; The Ideal Advisor Relationship; The Real Advisor Relationship; Best Practices from the Dissertation Advisor; Never Knowing on Which Foot to Dance; Too Many Cooks; Keeping Safe and Dealing with Frustrating Committee Members; Confidence and Caring; Reflections on the Stories; Chapter 6: End of a Journey and a New; The Stories; The Coronation; Something Happened on the Way to the Coronation .... - Reflections on the StoriesChapter 7: Looking Back; The Stories; It Was Exhausting, but I Would Do It Again; The Strong Importance of Personal Commitment; Is It Over? Am I Done?; Emotional Aftereffects; Encouraging Others; Reflections on the Stories; Appendix: Gathering the Stories ; Research Approach; Narratives and Dialogue; The Hermeneutic Circle and Aporia; Analysis of the Interviews, Interpretation of the Stories; Notes; Prelims; 1 Writing the Unknown; 2 Mystery, Confusion, Isolation; 3 Realigning Relationships; 4 Transformation of the Self; 5 Advisor and Committee: Dancing with Strangers. - <p >Twenty women from nine disciplines share the common experiences, emotions, challenges, and transformations that come from writing a doctoral dissertation. Designed to invite readers into shared experiences, this book provides support and practical guidance for women writing dissertations, their advisors, and all those on the journey with them.
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| Sjanger | Electronic books. . - Doktoravhandlinger (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01029
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| ISBN | 9781137395238
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