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This book focuses specifically on how you, as a doctoral candidate, can raise your level of thinking about your chosen topic. Doing so will improve the quality of your research and ultimately contribute to knowledge.

Stepping Stones to Achieving your Doctorate: By Focusing on Your Viva From the Start, 1st Edition

Focusing on your viva from the start

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  • Paperback

    264 pages

  • Release Date

    16 October 2008

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Summary

  • What criteria are used to assess the scholarly merit of a thesis?
  • What is the level of conceptualization that is expected in doctoral theses?
  • How can you prepare to defend your thesis?
  • What is the most effective route to achieving your doctorate?
The starting point to achieving your doctorate is to appreciate how your thesis will be examined. The criteria that examiners use, the questions they ask in vivas and their reports provide templates again…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780335225439
ISBN-10:0335225438
Author:Vernon Trafford, Shosh Leshem
Publisher:Open University Press
Imprint:Open University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:264
Edition:1st
Release Date:16 October 2008
Weight:393g
Dimensions:15mm x 150mm x 230mm
Series:Open Up Study Skills
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About The Author

Vernon Trafford

Professor Vernon Trafford and Dr. Shosh Leshem have collaborated on researching into, and publishing on, the nature of doctorateness since 2002.

Vernon is Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.

Shosh is Head of Teacher Training at Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel, and also lectures in TEFL at the Faculty of Teaching, Haifa University.

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