TY - BOOK AU - Lyons,Peter AU - Doueck,Howard J. TI - The dissertation: from beginning to end T2 - Pocket guides to social work research methods SN - 9780195373912 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 808.066361 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Oxford, New York : PB - Oxford University Press KW - Social work education KW - Study and teaching (Graduate) KW - BUEsh KW - Doctor of philosophy degree KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - ENGARC KW - January2015 KW - Reading book N1 - Includes appendix; Includes bibliographical references and index; The doctoral degree in social work-The candidate, the chair, and the committee-The literature review, theory, problem statement, and hypotheses-Ethics and research methodology-Sampling and measurement-Data management and analysis-Writing and presenting results N2 - "Many otherwise strong doctoral students get stuck at the dissertation stage, but this trusty guide take students from the early planning phase to finishing the final draft. It contains straightforward advice for each stage of the dissertation process: selecting a chair, completing the literature review, developing a hypothesis, selecting a study sample and appropriate measures, managing and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data, establishing good writing habits, and overcoming obstacles to completing the dissertation on schedule." ER -