The Generic Qualitative Approach to a Dissertation in the Social Sciences: A Step by Step Guide is a practical guide for the graduate students and faculty planning and executing a generic qualitative dissertation in the social sciences. Generic qualitative research is a methodology that seeks to understand human experience by taking a qualitative stance and using qualitative procedures. Based on Sandra Kostere and Kim Kostere's experiences of serving on dissertation committees, this book aims to demystify both the nuances and the procedures of qualitative research, with the aim of empowering students to conduct meaningful dissertation research and present findings that are rigorous, credible, and trustworthy. It examines the fundamental principles and assumptions underlying the generic qualitative method, then covers each stage of the research process including creation of research questions, interviews, and then offers three ways of analyzing the data gathered and presenting the results. With examples of the generic qualitative method in practice to show students how to conduct their research confidently, and chapters designed to walk the researcher through each step of the dissertation process, this book is specifically tailored for the accessible generic method, and will be useful for graduate students and faculty developing dissertations in Psychology, Education, Nursing and the social sciences.

The Generic Qualitative Approach to a Dissertation in the Social Sciences: A Step by Step Guide

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Kostere, Kim

Kostere, Sandra

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The Generic Qualitative Approach to a Dissertation in the Social Sciences: A Step by Step Guide is a practical guide for the graduate students and faculty planning and executing a generic qualitative dissertation in the social sciences. Generic qualitative research is a methodology that seeks to understand human experience by taking a qualitative stance and using qualitative procedures. Based on Sandra Kostere and Kim Kostere’s experiences of serving on dissertation committees, this book aims to demystify both the nuances and the procedures of qualitative research, with the aim of empowering students to conduct meaningful dissertation research and present findings that are rigorous, credible, and trustworthy. It examines the fundamental principles and assumptions underlying the generic qualitative method, then covers each stage of the research process including creation of research questions, interviews, and then offers three ways of analyzing the data gathered and presenting the results. 
With examples of the generic qualitative method in practice to show students how to conduct their research confidently, and chapters designed to walk the researcher through each step of the dissertation process, this book is specifically tailored for the accessible generic method, and will be useful for graduate students and faculty developing dissertations in Psychology, Education, Nursing and the social sciences.

The Generic Qualitative Approach to a Dissertation in the Social Sciences

The novel, Two Spies Too Many, takes place in South West Florida. Drs. Rebecca and Jeff Dylan were happily married. They were psychologists who worked at a Government facility, nicknamed The Ranch. Rebecca's husband was killed in a hit and run accident on the morning of their 5th wedding anniversary. Rebecca is devastated. She throws herself into her work. She socially isolates and has ongoing dialogs with her deceased husband. Two years later, she finds out from Dr. White, the director of The Ranch, that Jeff's death is not an accident. She accepts an undercover assignment in order to discover who murdered Jeff.Throughout her search for the truth, Rebecca meets several new people who could develop into friends-or suspects. Then the chaos begins. She is followed, her best friend vanishes, and there are multiple murders. Rebecca doesn't know what to believe and whom to trust.

Two Spies Too Many

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