Structuring the Thesis : Matching Method, Paradigm, Theories and Findings. 1st ed

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電子ブック

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edited by David Kember, Michael Corbett

出版情報:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018

著者名:

• Kember, David.
• Corbett, Michael.
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ISBN:

9789811305115 [9811305110]    

注記:

Part A: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Critical reflections on the conventional thesis structure and guide to the research questions addressed in the book -- Chapter 2. The collective voyage of discovery: How the book was developed and produced -- Part B: Mixed Methods -- Chapter 3. The paradigmatic challenge of mixed-methods research: Positivism, relativism or pragmatism? -- Chapter 4. An exploration of the epistemological beliefs, learning environment expectations and persistence intentions: Insights into the shaping of student persistence in the first semester of university study at three Australian universities -- Chapter 5. Challenges faced by male primary teachers -- Chapter 6. English language teaching in Nepal: An investigation of issues and challenges -- Chapter 7. How do students make decisions about overseas higher education? A case study of Chinese international students at a regional Australian university -- Chapter 8. Linguistic complexity in English Textbooks: A functional grammar perspective -- Ch
The book is a collective investigation of the structuring of theses in education, the social sciences and other disciplines that commonly do not follow the standard procedures of the scientific method. To help research students design a structure for their own thesis and liberate their investigations from the constraints associated with the use of the conventional structure, it explains how the structures adopted were designed to suit the topic, methodology and paradigm. It also provides a wide range of examples to draw upon, which suit a broad spectrum of theory, methodological approaches, research methods and paradigms. Additionally, by analyzing the methodologies and paradigms, and reviewing the methodological and paradigmatic spectrum, it offers a significant contribution to the way research is conceptualized. The book addresses a number of key questions faced by students, supervisors and examiners: •Why do examiners often find it difficult to read work in non-scientific disciplines when theses are struct

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