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a part-time and distance PhD
This is a guest post from Dr Justin Field. Well nearly Dr – just graduation to go and it’ll all be finalised. Justin shares his experience of doing a part-time and distance PhD. Earlier this month, I submitted my PhD in Organisational … Continue reading
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Co-writing, a continuing story…
This is a guest post written by John Cowan and Susi Peacock who write together. Their bio-notes are at the bottom of this post. This brief piece of collaborative written work was conceived in a typical manner, by Susi and me. As we … Continue reading
finishing the #PhD – restructuring moves for thesis drafts
You’ve done your thesis plan. You’ve written for weeks. And weeks. But now, despite your very best planning, you find yourself at a point where that carefully thought out thesis road map no longer seems to work. This apparent catastrophe … Continue reading
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five ways to structure a literature review
You’ve read. And read. And read. You’ve noted. And noted. And how. You’ve written summaries and memos. You’ve made groupings and mind-maps of the reading. But you’re still a bit away from actually writing about the literatures. You’re still not sure how to … Continue reading
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on form and function – and Les Back’s Academic Diary
So you want to write a book which examines everyday life in the contemporary university. You want to show the ways in which academic work is constrained, but also what freedoms are still possible. You want to communicate the reasons … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Diary, form and function, genre, Les Back, show and tell
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starting the PhD – don’t panic
I was sitting in my office the other day talking with a beginning PhDer. A nearly-finished doctor popped her head around the door. I asked her what advice she would give someone just starting out on their doctorate, and her … Continue reading
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Tagged data analysis, literature review, Pat Thomson, PhD, research question, thesis text
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starting the PhD – anticipate tasks and timings
It’s little tricky to write generic advice about the PhD. That’s because every PhD is unique, as is every doctoral researcher. Not only are there clear disciplinary differences in the ways in which PhDs are accomplished, but the methodological choices … Continue reading
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writing centred supervision
I’ve been thinking recently about my own supervision practices, as well as the literatures on supervision. You’d think I’d have this sorted eh, given how much I write about writing. But there’s always lots of room for reflection, learning and … Continue reading
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is your research or your paper needed? #knowhow
A successful research proposal or published academic paper or book almost always justifies its own existence. Omitting the reasoning that produced the bid, project paper or book can lead to bid failure and paper rejection. A research project In order … Continue reading
accountability and academic writing
Whenever there is a discussion about doctoral or early career writing, one – and generally more – contributions refer to the helpfulness of accountability. People say that there are significant benefits in setting a target, often a word count, for … Continue reading
