PART I: TAKING CHARGE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR WORK
1. A Complete Dissertation: The Big Picture
Objectives
Overview
Front Matter
Dissertation Chapters
Back Matter
Evaluating the Quality of Qualitative Research
2. Gearing Up: There is Method in the Madness
Objectives
Overview
Organizing and Managing Your Project
Identifying and Developing a Researchable Topic
Seeking Suitable Advisors
Stakeholder Responsibility and Standards of Good Practice
Establishing a Realistic Timeline
3. Choosing a Qualitative Research Approach
Objectives
Overview
The History of Qualitative Research
Defining Features of Qualitative Research
Knowledge Claims
Qualitative Research Traditions or Genres
The Current Landscape of Qualitative Research
Choosing a Qualitative Approach
Annotated Bibliography
4. A First Step: Developing Your Proposal
Objectives
Overview
Proposal Components
Guidelines for Academic Writing
Integrity Matters
Institutional Review Board Approval
Annotated Bibliography
Part I: Summary and Discussion
PART II: CONTENT AND PROCESS: A CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ROAD MAP
5. Introduction to Your Study
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussion
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Annotated Bibliography
6. Developing and Presenting Your Literature Review
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussion
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Annotated Bibliography
7. Presenting Methodology and Research Approach
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussion
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Annotated Bibliograhy
8. Analyzing Data and Reporting Findings
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussions
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Annotated Bibliography
9. Analyzing and Interpreting Findings
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussion
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Annotated Bibliography
10. Drawing Trustworthy Conclusions and Presenting Actionable
Recommendations
Objectives
Overview
Section I: Instruction
Chapter Summary Discussion
Quality Assessment Chapter Checklist
Section II: Application
Part II: Summary and Discussion
PART III: NEARING COMPLETION
11. Some Final Technical Considerations
Objectives
Overview
Revisiting the Importance of Alignment
Crafting a Title
Writing the Abstract
Assembling the Manuscript
Proofreading and Editing
Quality Assessment Checklist for Your Complete Dissertation: All
Together Now!
12. Defense Preparation
Objectives
Overview
Pre-Defense Preparation
Post-Defense Preparation
Part III: Summary and Discussion
Afterword
Appendices
References
Dr. Linda Dale Bloomberg (EdD Adult Education and
Organizational Learning, Columbia University; M.A. Counseling
Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Adult Education) has over
two decades of experience in non-profit, Higher Education, and
Online Learning. Her teaching and research experience includes
instruction in graduate programs at Teachers College, Columbia
University, and graduate online programs at Rider University,
Northcentral University, and National University. She served for
four years as senior researcher for the South African Human
Sciences Research Council and National Institute for Personnel
Research focusing on change management, diversity initiatives, and
workplace learning. Dr. Bloomberg is founder of Bloomberg
Associates and ILIAD (Institute for Learning Innovations and Adult
Development), and a cofounder of Columbia University’s Global
Learning and Leadership Institute. She consults to numerous
research and nonprofit advisory boards, and in 202O was invited to
serve on the Future Talent Council, Global Advisory Board for
Faculty and Staff Development. She is author and editor of
numerous journal publications in the fields of qualitative
research, leadership development, adult learning, and distance
education. Her most recent book publications include Designing
and Delivering Effective Online Instruction: How to Engage
Adult Learners (Teachers College Press, 2021), and the fifth
edition of Completing your Qualitative Dissertation: A Road
Map from Beginning to End (SAGE, 2023) . Dr. Bloomberg
serves as dissertation chair and subject matter expert for multiple
doctoral dissertation candidates, coaches higher education faculty
to teach online, develops research curriculum for graduate
programs, and presents regularly at national and international
professional conferences on topics related to qualitative research,
qualitative dissertation instruction, online learning, and
professional development for online pedagogy. Linda can be reached
at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindadalebloomberg/
Marie Volpe is adjunct faculty in adult learning and leadership at
Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches
dissertation seminars and serves as advisor to doctoral candidates.
She conducts workshops for teachers in Mongolia and lectures on
qualitative research methods at Suzhou University, China. After a
career spanning thirty-five years with Exxon Corporation,
where she held the position of manager of education and
development, Dr. Volpe embarked on a second career in higher
education, in which she has practiced for the past twenty years.
She has contributed to publications in the areas of staff
development and informal learning in the workplace. She received
her master’s in organizational psychology and doctorate in adult
education from Columbia University.
Students interested and/or committed in engaging in qualitative
research would find Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation to be
extremely informative and easy to read. The organization and
presentation of the content are both visually appealing and the
content is presented in a very student friendly manner. The
organization of the chapters including the chapter objectives,
chapter summaries and checklists are also helpful for faculty in
terms on developing syllabi and pacing of course materials. The
charts and diagrams are also very helpful and beneficial. Students
need resources and tools to help with the thinking, collecting and
analysis of rich qualitative data—of which can be found in almost
every chapter of this text.
This book does not lecture students but provides helpful tools to
the assist in the collection of rich qualitative data. In
addition, in many instances the students are actually able to see
the tools and suggestions provided in the text in "action." When
reading this text, the students are not left with figuring out next
steps and how, this book provides a very clear road map.
*Kriss Y. Kemp-Graham*
I applaud the author for taking on the challenge of describing the
conceptual/theoretical model. This piece of information alone will
meaningfully improve doctoral students’ ability to progress forward
with writing their dissertations. The conceptual/ theoretical model
is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the dissertation, and
yet the most important aspect of the dissertation because it
anchors the study. But the single most impressive aspect of
Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation is that the authors make
sense of writing a qualitative dissertation in a way that will
likely enhance the active and inactive students’ ability to
complete their dissertation.
*Antonio C. Cuyler*
I have used previous editions of Completing Your Qualitative
Dissertation and, while they have been excellent, I find the third
edition to be the best resource for students that I’ve seen. The
chapters are practical and applied, using a real life example
throughout. There are even sections in each chapter that address
frequent errors that students make. The third edition also
provides a detailed description of various qualitative genres,
making it easier for students to locate their own work within the
book. This book will be required reading for each of my
doctoral students, long before they start thinking about their
dissertations.
*Kate de Medeiros*
In this third edition, I appreciated even more the intention the
authors give to demystifying both the process of doctoral research
and the rationale for the dissertation as a culminating product. It
is heartening to have experienced researchers and teachers provide
such clarifying and encouraging support to novices, particularly
those whose progress through the complicated journey of becoming a
qualitative researcher has become stymied and who are thereby
feeling demoralized or despairing of ever completing their research
work. The challenges of providing good research advisement stood
out for me in reading this revision, so even though Completing Your
Qualitative Dissertation is primarily designed for a graduate
student audience, I have already recommended the third edition to
my faculty colleagues within counselor education who are looking
for a way to better transition excellent clinicians into excellent
qualitative researchers for the counseling profession.
*Karen Mackie*
This third edition is a valuable guide for doctoral students.
Theoretical and often abstract elements of the dissertation process
are translated into clear and practical steps that students can
take and instructors can share on the road toward successful
completion of the dissertation.
*Amira Proweller*
Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation is well written and clear.
There is an enjoyable mix of scholarly and informal tone that
should engage students well. Figures and tables are useful and are
appropriate and well placed or referenced within the manuscript. I
especially like the use of related examples and included resources.
I also like that the authors enumerate common student errors or
mistakes in each chapter.
*Nathan R. Templeton*
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