Dissertation Advice for Social Research - A Guidebook for Doctoral Students and Their Advisors

A guidebook for doctoral students and their advisors, this book provides a map to the many parts of a doctoral thesis - from the statement of the problem, preparation of the proposal, theory, methods, description and interpretations of findings to the conclusions and implications for future research and practice.

List of contents

Introduction, 1. Problem, Proposal, Thesis, 2. Theory in the Dissertation, 3. Research Plan and Methods, 4. Description: Drawing a Picture, 5. Explanation: Telling the Story, 6. Implications For Research, Policy, and Practice, Appendix A: A Guide to Expository Writing, Appendix B: Protection of Human Subsects, Appendix C: A Tribute to My Own Doctoral Students

About the author

Janet Zollinger Giele is Professor Emerita of Sociology, Social Policy, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University. She is the author of Family Policy and the American Safety Net (2013) and Two Paths to Women's Equality (1995), as well as Co-editor of The Craft of Life Course Research (2009) and Methods of Life Course Research (1998).

Product details

• Authors: Janet Zollinger Giele, Giele Janet Zollinger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2025
• EAN: 9781041085850
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4108585-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Education, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, STUDY AIDS / Study Guides, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, REFERENCE / Research, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy