Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This book is intended to be read at any stage in the dissertation process, but will be particularly useful in the early stages of preparation for a social work dissertation, and as a reference ...
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This book is intended to be read at any stage in the dissertation process, but will be particularly useful in the early stages of preparation for a social work dissertation, and as a reference resource throughout. The book is a guide to successful dissertation completion. Content includes a brief history and overview of social work doctoral education in the United States, the importance of values in social work, and the relationship between personal, research, and social work values. Chapter 2 addresses issues in selecting and working with the dissertation supervisor and committee, as well as the role and tasks of all three parties in successful completion of the dissertation. In Chapter 3 strategies for researching, and evaluating the literature, as well as writing the literature review are discussed. In addition, the relevance of theory to social work research is examined. Chapter 4 describes ethical issues in social research and requirements for the protection of human subjects. In addition, an overview of both quantitative and qualitative research methods is provided. In Chapter 5 sample design and sample size are discussed in relation to both quantitative and qualitative research. The significance of the psychometric properties of measurement instruments is also discussed. Chapter 6 addresses issues in data collection, data management, and data analysis in qualitative and quantitative research. Finally Chapter 7 presents strategies for dissertation writing including structure and content, as well as data presentation.Less
This book is intended to be read at any stage in the dissertation process, but will be particularly useful in the early stages of preparation for a social work dissertation, and as a reference resource throughout. The book is a guide to successful dissertation completion. Content includes a brief history and overview of social work doctoral education in the United States, the importance of values in social work, and the relationship between personal, research, and social work values. Chapter 2 addresses issues in selecting and working with the dissertation supervisor and committee, as well as the role and tasks of all three parties in successful completion of the dissertation. In Chapter 3 strategies for researching, and evaluating the literature, as well as writing the literature review are discussed. In addition, the relevance of theory to social work research is examined. Chapter 4 describes ethical issues in social research and requirements for the protection of human subjects. In addition, an overview of both quantitative and qualitative research methods is provided. In Chapter 5 sample design and sample size are discussed in relation to both quantitative and qualitative research. The significance of the psychometric properties of measurement instruments is also discussed. Chapter 6 addresses issues in data collection, data management, and data analysis in qualitative and quantitative research. Finally Chapter 7 presents strategies for dissertation writing including structure and content, as well as data presentation.
Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.003.0002
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter examines the three parties in the management of a dissertation: the doctoral candidate, the dissertation supervisor or chair, and the members of the dissertation committee. In addition, ...
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This chapter examines the three parties in the management of a dissertation: the doctoral candidate, the dissertation supervisor or chair, and the members of the dissertation committee. In addition, issues in selecting and working with the dissertation chair and committee as well as the role and tasks of all three parties are discussed. The objectives for Chapter 2 include evaluating candidate strengths and needs in relation to the dissertation project, the qualities required in the chair and the committee and how they fit with the candidate’s educational needs, developing a strategy for selecting and working with the chairperson and committee, and how to avoid common mistakes in selecting and working with the dissertation committee.Less
This chapter examines the three parties in the management of a dissertation: the doctoral candidate, the dissertation supervisor or chair, and the members of the dissertation committee. In addition, issues in selecting and working with the dissertation chair and committee as well as the role and tasks of all three parties are discussed. The objectives for Chapter 2 include evaluating candidate strengths and needs in relation to the dissertation project, the qualities required in the chair and the committee and how they fit with the candidate’s educational needs, developing a strategy for selecting and working with the chairperson and committee, and how to avoid common mistakes in selecting and working with the dissertation committee.
Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.003.0007
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter examines strategies to overcome many of the obstacles to writing that make the process seem harder than it should be, including writing strategies for all stages of the dissertation ...
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This chapter examines strategies to overcome many of the obstacles to writing that make the process seem harder than it should be, including writing strategies for all stages of the dissertation process. Topics covered include the dissertation structure, proofreading, revising, and editing, and suggestions for dissertation content. Also examined are issues related to qualitative data presentation, quantitative data presentation, tables, charts, and graphs as well as strategies for structuring the presentation of dissertation results.Less
This chapter examines strategies to overcome many of the obstacles to writing that make the process seem harder than it should be, including writing strategies for all stages of the dissertation process. Topics covered include the dissertation structure, proofreading, revising, and editing, and suggestions for dissertation content. Also examined are issues related to qualitative data presentation, quantitative data presentation, tables, charts, and graphs as well as strategies for structuring the presentation of dissertation results.
Irwin Epstein
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195335521
- eISBN:
- 9780199777433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195335521.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter discusses and illustrates the use of quantitative CDM methodology in recently completed social work doctoral dissertations. Although these doctoral dissertations are more ...
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This chapter discusses and illustrates the use of quantitative CDM methodology in recently completed social work doctoral dissertations. Although these doctoral dissertations are more methodologically sophisticated and inventive than the studies presented in the previous chapter, they are no less practice-relevant than those conducted by practitioners in practice settings. Indeed, most were done by practitioners going on for doctoral degrees with a desire to return to practice or to bring what they know about practice to teaching. All are interested in contributing to the knowledge-base of the profession and have found CDM an especially congenial way of doing that.Less
This chapter discusses and illustrates the use of quantitative CDM methodology in recently completed social work doctoral dissertations. Although these doctoral dissertations are more methodologically sophisticated and inventive than the studies presented in the previous chapter, they are no less practice-relevant than those conducted by practitioners in practice settings. Indeed, most were done by practitioners going on for doctoral degrees with a desire to return to practice or to bring what they know about practice to teaching. All are interested in contributing to the knowledge-base of the profession and have found CDM an especially congenial way of doing that.
Irwin Epstein
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195335521
- eISBN:
- 9780199777433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195335521.003.0007
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter discusses two qualitative CDM doctoral dissertations as well as a single qualitative CDM study initiated by a practitioner. It considers the unique methodological requirements and ...
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This chapter discusses two qualitative CDM doctoral dissertations as well as a single qualitative CDM study initiated by a practitioner. It considers the unique methodological requirements and potential contributions of qualitative CDM. However, the point is made that both qualitative and quantitative CDM doctoral dissertations as well as practitioner-initiated studies require rigor and adherence to scientific principles.Less
This chapter discusses two qualitative CDM doctoral dissertations as well as a single qualitative CDM study initiated by a practitioner. It considers the unique methodological requirements and potential contributions of qualitative CDM. However, the point is made that both qualitative and quantitative CDM doctoral dissertations as well as practitioner-initiated studies require rigor and adherence to scientific principles.
Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter provides an overview of the history of Ph.D. in the United States, including a Ph.D. in social work. Topics covered include the definition of the doctoral degree and examination of the ...
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This chapter provides an overview of the history of Ph.D. in the United States, including a Ph.D. in social work. Topics covered include the definition of the doctoral degree and examination of the careers available for social work doctoral degree holders, as well as the structure of Ph.D. and doctoral education in general. The importance of social work values as they relate to dissertation research is examined, as is research on the quality of social work dissertations. In addition, the concepts of decision analysis and critical thinking (dimensions skill and traits) are also presented as useful aids in dissertation research.Less
This chapter provides an overview of the history of Ph.D. in the United States, including a Ph.D. in social work. Topics covered include the definition of the doctoral degree and examination of the careers available for social work doctoral degree holders, as well as the structure of Ph.D. and doctoral education in general. The importance of social work values as they relate to dissertation research is examined, as is research on the quality of social work dissertations. In addition, the concepts of decision analysis and critical thinking (dimensions skill and traits) are also presented as useful aids in dissertation research.
Peter Lyons and Howard J. Doueck
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195373912
- eISBN:
- 9780199865604
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373912.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter discusses the literature review in a social work dissertation including strategies for researching and evaluating the literature, tips for completing a literature search, as well as ...
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This chapter discusses the literature review in a social work dissertation including strategies for researching and evaluating the literature, tips for completing a literature search, as well as analyzing, synthesizing, integrating the literature, and finally writing the literature review itself. In addition, the relevance of theory to social work research is examined, as is the development of the statement of the problem, issues in developing hypotheses, and defining and operationalizing measurable variables.Less
This chapter discusses the literature review in a social work dissertation including strategies for researching and evaluating the literature, tips for completing a literature search, as well as analyzing, synthesizing, integrating the literature, and finally writing the literature review itself. In addition, the relevance of theory to social work research is examined, as is the development of the statement of the problem, issues in developing hypotheses, and defining and operationalizing measurable variables.
Douglas A. Sweeney
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195154283
- eISBN:
- 9780199834709
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195154282.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Consistent with the Edwardsian emphasis on revival, Taylorite preachers inundated New England audiences with constant pleas for immediate repentance. Taylor's doctrine of regeneration crystallized in ...
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Consistent with the Edwardsian emphasis on revival, Taylorite preachers inundated New England audiences with constant pleas for immediate repentance. Taylor's doctrine of regeneration crystallized in response to a treatise by Gardiner Spring, Dissertation on the Means of Regeneration. Taylor's doctrine led to charges of Pelagianism from his opponents. Sweeney argues that through his understanding of regeneration, Taylor sought to shape a theology that proved both modern and well grounded in evangelical Calvinist orthodoxy. Thus, while he worked with all his might to promote the human duty to have faith, he found this effort perfectly consistent with a doctrine of dependence.Less
Consistent with the Edwardsian emphasis on revival, Taylorite preachers inundated New England audiences with constant pleas for immediate repentance. Taylor's doctrine of regeneration crystallized in response to a treatise by Gardiner Spring, Dissertation on the Means of Regeneration. Taylor's doctrine led to charges of Pelagianism from his opponents. Sweeney argues that through his understanding of regeneration, Taylor sought to shape a theology that proved both modern and well grounded in evangelical Calvinist orthodoxy. Thus, while he worked with all his might to promote the human duty to have faith, he found this effort perfectly consistent with a doctrine of dependence.
Christopher I. Beckwith
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691155319
- eISBN:
- 9781400845170
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691155319.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, World Medieval History
This chapter raises three objections about the development of a full scientific culture and examines the modern descendants of the recursive argument method. It suggests that colleges and the ...
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This chapter raises three objections about the development of a full scientific culture and examines the modern descendants of the recursive argument method. It suggests that colleges and the recursive argument method, though they had developed together in Buddhist Central Asia, and continued to develop in Islamic guise when that region converted to Islam, seem to have been focused mainly on theology and religious jurisprudence in Classical Arabic civilization. It also discusses the difference between a civilization that has a few scientists and some science, and a civilization that has a full scientific culture. Finally, it considers the scientific method, the use of the recursive scientific method in modern science, experimental psychology, and the ideal structure of a modern humanities dissertation.Less
This chapter raises three objections about the development of a full scientific culture and examines the modern descendants of the recursive argument method. It suggests that colleges and the recursive argument method, though they had developed together in Buddhist Central Asia, and continued to develop in Islamic guise when that region converted to Islam, seem to have been focused mainly on theology and religious jurisprudence in Classical Arabic civilization. It also discusses the difference between a civilization that has a few scientists and some science, and a civilization that has a full scientific culture. Finally, it considers the scientific method, the use of the recursive scientific method in modern science, experimental psychology, and the ideal structure of a modern humanities dissertation.
C. Anthony Anderson
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195367881
- eISBN:
- 9780199867585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195367881.003.0002
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
This chapter focuses on David Kaplan's work where formal logic plays an explicit or strongly implicit role. Topics covered include David's dissertation, which is squarely in the Frege‐Church ...
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This chapter focuses on David Kaplan's work where formal logic plays an explicit or strongly implicit role. Topics covered include David's dissertation, which is squarely in the Frege‐Church tradition but takes into account the then‐novel ideas of Carnap on modal logic; his isolation and clarification of the idea of a standard name of something; and the paradox of Knower. It is argued that Kaplan's philosophical work often has a formal system or its semantics either in front of or in back of the discussion. There is, however, none of the flaunting of symbols that one learns early on can be used to intimidate those who are quantificationally challenged. The formalism is used for what it is good for—to crystallize ideas and to test their consequences, which is the true method of analytic philosophy.Less
This chapter focuses on David Kaplan's work where formal logic plays an explicit or strongly implicit role. Topics covered include David's dissertation, which is squarely in the Frege‐Church tradition but takes into account the then‐novel ideas of Carnap on modal logic; his isolation and clarification of the idea of a standard name of something; and the paradox of Knower. It is argued that Kaplan's philosophical work often has a formal system or its semantics either in front of or in back of the discussion. There is, however, none of the flaunting of symbols that one learns early on can be used to intimidate those who are quantificationally challenged. The formalism is used for what it is good for—to crystallize ideas and to test their consequences, which is the true method of analytic philosophy.
David Goldstein
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781904113669
- eISBN:
- 9781800340183
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781904113669.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Judaism
This chapter focuses on the poetry of Joseph Ibn Zabara. Joseph ben Meir Ibn Zabara was born in Barcelona in 1140. He appears to have lived there for most of his life, following the profession of ...
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This chapter focuses on the poetry of Joseph Ibn Zabara. Joseph ben Meir Ibn Zabara was born in Barcelona in 1140. He appears to have lived there for most of his life, following the profession of physician. His main work, Sefer Sha’ashuim (The Book of Delights), is the first major Hebrew imitation of the Arabic makam literature, i.e. a romantic collection of stories attached to a main theme. His book is in rhymed prose interspersed with short poems, and contains popular fables as well as long dissertations on medical and anatomical details. The chapter then presents Joseph’s poem The Doctor. The date of his death is not known.Less
This chapter focuses on the poetry of Joseph Ibn Zabara. Joseph ben Meir Ibn Zabara was born in Barcelona in 1140. He appears to have lived there for most of his life, following the profession of physician. His main work, Sefer Sha’ashuim (The Book of Delights), is the first major Hebrew imitation of the Arabic makam literature, i.e. a romantic collection of stories attached to a main theme. His book is in rhymed prose interspersed with short poems, and contains popular fables as well as long dissertations on medical and anatomical details. The chapter then presents Joseph’s poem The Doctor. The date of his death is not known.
Ernest Campbell Mossner
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199243365
- eISBN:
- 9780191697241
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199243365.003.0020
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
During the summer of 1751 David Hume had come to entertain so high an opinion of Robert Wallace as to permit him to read in manuscript form one of the papers that he was to publish the following year ...
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During the summer of 1751 David Hume had come to entertain so high an opinion of Robert Wallace as to permit him to read in manuscript form one of the papers that he was to publish the following year as Political Discourses. This was apparently by way of reciprocation for the courtesy Wallace had shown in asking Hume's opinion of a composition upon which he had been working for at least five or six years and which was to appear in 1753 under the title of A Dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in Antient and Modern Times. The paper that Wallace had read before the Philosophical Society and which subsequently underwent such romantic adventures was an elementary study of the thesis that the ancient world was much more populated than the modern; it concluded with seven suggestions for the increase of modern population.Less
During the summer of 1751 David Hume had come to entertain so high an opinion of Robert Wallace as to permit him to read in manuscript form one of the papers that he was to publish the following year as Political Discourses. This was apparently by way of reciprocation for the courtesy Wallace had shown in asking Hume's opinion of a composition upon which he had been working for at least five or six years and which was to appear in 1753 under the title of A Dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in Antient and Modern Times. The paper that Wallace had read before the Philosophical Society and which subsequently underwent such romantic adventures was an elementary study of the thesis that the ancient world was much more populated than the modern; it concluded with seven suggestions for the increase of modern population.
Ernest Campbell Mossner
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199243365
- eISBN:
- 9780191697241
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199243365.003.0024
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
The four dissertations which Andrew Millar accepted for publication had probably been composed between 1749 and 1751, after David Hume's return from Turin and before he plunged into active ...
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The four dissertations which Andrew Millar accepted for publication had probably been composed between 1749 and 1751, after David Hume's return from Turin and before he plunged into active composition of the History in the spring of 1752. The first, so coyly alluded to as ‘that which Allan Ramsay mentioned’, and again, as containing ‘a good deal of Literature’, is ‘The Natural History of Religion’. ‘Of the Passions’ is a brief reworking of Book II of the Treatise. ‘Of Tragedy’ is a short essay on the aesthetic problem of why grief in art is enjoyable. The fourth dissertation, ‘Some Considerations previous to Geometry & Natural Philosophy’ was presumably a reworking of Book I, Part II, of the Treatise. This fourth item was never actually set in type. Its history is summed up by Hume in a letter of January 25, 1772 to William Strahan, who had in the meanwhile succeeded Millar in the publishing business.Less
The four dissertations which Andrew Millar accepted for publication had probably been composed between 1749 and 1751, after David Hume's return from Turin and before he plunged into active composition of the History in the spring of 1752. The first, so coyly alluded to as ‘that which Allan Ramsay mentioned’, and again, as containing ‘a good deal of Literature’, is ‘The Natural History of Religion’. ‘Of the Passions’ is a brief reworking of Book II of the Treatise. ‘Of Tragedy’ is a short essay on the aesthetic problem of why grief in art is enjoyable. The fourth dissertation, ‘Some Considerations previous to Geometry & Natural Philosophy’ was presumably a reworking of Book I, Part II, of the Treatise. This fourth item was never actually set in type. Its history is summed up by Hume in a letter of January 25, 1772 to William Strahan, who had in the meanwhile succeeded Millar in the publishing business.
H. S. Harris
- Published in print:
- 1983
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198246541
- eISBN:
- 9780191680991
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198246541.003.0003
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
This chapter examines Hegel's first philosophy of nature. The direct evidence about Hegel's philosophy of nature in 1801/2 is not quite so sparse and indirect as the evidence about his ‘logic and ...
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This chapter examines Hegel's first philosophy of nature. The direct evidence about Hegel's philosophy of nature in 1801/2 is not quite so sparse and indirect as the evidence about his ‘logic and metaphysics’. The first section examines his concept of ‘true physics’. The dialectical concept of matter as ‘real gravity’, an identity which is a unity, of opposites, and ‘an infinitely opposed identity, a thoroughly relative identity’ is the main physical theme of the Dissertation. The second section explores the solar system in the Dissertation. The last section examines the concepts of mechanism, chemism, and organism.Less
This chapter examines Hegel's first philosophy of nature. The direct evidence about Hegel's philosophy of nature in 1801/2 is not quite so sparse and indirect as the evidence about his ‘logic and metaphysics’. The first section examines his concept of ‘true physics’. The dialectical concept of matter as ‘real gravity’, an identity which is a unity, of opposites, and ‘an infinitely opposed identity, a thoroughly relative identity’ is the main physical theme of the Dissertation. The second section explores the solar system in the Dissertation. The last section examines the concepts of mechanism, chemism, and organism.
Jeane W. Anastas
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195378061
- eISBN:
- 9780199932740
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195378061.003.0030
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
The dissertation requirement can be considered the signature pedagogy in doctoral education. What little research exists on doctoral dissertations in social work suggests that there is room for ...
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The dissertation requirement can be considered the signature pedagogy in doctoral education. What little research exists on doctoral dissertations in social work suggests that there is room for improvement in dissertation quality. Models of dissertation advisement are reviewed. About half of the respondents had begun the dissertation process. Whereas satisfaction ratings by students were generally good, open-ended comments suggested there were problems in several areas. Although no survey items addressed comprehensive examinations, this program component was criticized in student comments. The availability and effectiveness of dissertation support was seen to be quite variable even within programs and was often lacking after course completion, when students felt they were “cut loose.”Less
The dissertation requirement can be considered the signature pedagogy in doctoral education. What little research exists on doctoral dissertations in social work suggests that there is room for improvement in dissertation quality. Models of dissertation advisement are reviewed. About half of the respondents had begun the dissertation process. Whereas satisfaction ratings by students were generally good, open-ended comments suggested there were problems in several areas. Although no survey items addressed comprehensive examinations, this program component was criticized in student comments. The availability and effectiveness of dissertation support was seen to be quite variable even within programs and was often lacking after course completion, when students felt they were “cut loose.”
Ute Caumanns
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781874774594
- eISBN:
- 9781800340695
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781874774594.003.0030
- Subject:
- Religion, Judaism
This chapter covers a dissertation on a particular Catholic journal published before 1939 in Poland. Przegląd Powszechny is a monthly published by the Jesuits and is exceptional among Polish journals ...
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This chapter covers a dissertation on a particular Catholic journal published before 1939 in Poland. Przegląd Powszechny is a monthly published by the Jesuits and is exceptional among Polish journals in that it has managed to survive from its founding in 1884 to this day, although not without difficulties and breaks. The chapter takes a look at the observations the dissertation's author, Ute Caumanns, makes regarding the Jesuits and how they comprised a kind of ideological avant-garde for the Vatican in Poland. The evolution and views of Przegląd accordingly form part of the history of the Polish Catholic Church and the history of political ideologies in Poland. The chapter shows how Caumanns's book provides a thorough study of the most important problems presented in the journal.Less
This chapter covers a dissertation on a particular Catholic journal published before 1939 in Poland. Przegląd Powszechny is a monthly published by the Jesuits and is exceptional among Polish journals in that it has managed to survive from its founding in 1884 to this day, although not without difficulties and breaks. The chapter takes a look at the observations the dissertation's author, Ute Caumanns, makes regarding the Jesuits and how they comprised a kind of ideological avant-garde for the Vatican in Poland. The evolution and views of Przegląd accordingly form part of the history of the Polish Catholic Church and the history of political ideologies in Poland. The chapter shows how Caumanns's book provides a thorough study of the most important problems presented in the journal.
John B. Nann and Morris L. Cohen
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780300118537
- eISBN:
- 9780300235685
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300118537.003.0012
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
This concluding chapter explores several types of nonlaw resources for legal history research. Since the law defines the relationships that people have with the state and, frequently, with each ...
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This concluding chapter explores several types of nonlaw resources for legal history research. Since the law defines the relationships that people have with the state and, frequently, with each other, it is intimately related to many other areas of scholarship and inquiry. Legal researchers will often have to expand their research beyond the law and delve into politics, sociology, economics, psychology, current or historical events, and many other areas. The list of nonlaw resources offered in the chapter is not exhaustive but includes the most important and frequently used sources: newspapers; periodical literature, monographs and dissertations; statistical resources; and public records. There are many guides to research in each of these areas. Indeed, many academic libraries provide topical research guides for free on their websites. For more in-depth guidance, researchers should use library catalogs.Less
This concluding chapter explores several types of nonlaw resources for legal history research. Since the law defines the relationships that people have with the state and, frequently, with each other, it is intimately related to many other areas of scholarship and inquiry. Legal researchers will often have to expand their research beyond the law and delve into politics, sociology, economics, psychology, current or historical events, and many other areas. The list of nonlaw resources offered in the chapter is not exhaustive but includes the most important and frequently used sources: newspapers; periodical literature, monographs and dissertations; statistical resources; and public records. There are many guides to research in each of these areas. Indeed, many academic libraries provide topical research guides for free on their websites. For more in-depth guidance, researchers should use library catalogs.
Nicholas Griffin
- Published in print:
- 1991
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198244530
- eISBN:
- 9780191680786
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198244530.003.0004
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
This chapter discusses Russell's fellowship dissertation on the philosophy of geometry. It has been stated in this chapter that Russell had no exceptional fondness for the topic, and that his ...
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This chapter discusses Russell's fellowship dissertation on the philosophy of geometry. It has been stated in this chapter that Russell had no exceptional fondness for the topic, and that his knowledge on geometry was limited to the lessons in Euclid that he received from his brother. Despite his lack of knowledge, his dissertation has been a very important topic of philosophical discussion for many years.Less
This chapter discusses Russell's fellowship dissertation on the philosophy of geometry. It has been stated in this chapter that Russell had no exceptional fondness for the topic, and that his knowledge on geometry was limited to the lessons in Euclid that he received from his brother. Despite his lack of knowledge, his dissertation has been a very important topic of philosophical discussion for many years.
Michael Groden
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813034980
- eISBN:
- 9780813038520
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813034980.003.0006
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century Literature and Modernism
This chapter talks about The James Joyce Archive and Gabler's edition of Ulysses based on the author's work. The first Ph.D. dissertation to focus exclusively on Joyce, according to Tetsumaro ...
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This chapter talks about The James Joyce Archive and Gabler's edition of Ulysses based on the author's work. The first Ph.D. dissertation to focus exclusively on Joyce, according to Tetsumaro Hayashi's census, appeared only three years after Joyce's death: Joseph Prescott's “James Joyce's Ulysses as Work in Progress,” completed at Harvard University in 1944 and based largely on the proofs for Ulysses that Harvard had acquired in the 1930s. Joyce manuscripts found their way into research libraries very soon after his death, and by 1960 four major collections were established. One is at the British Library, which possesses materials that Joyce gave to Harriet Shaw Weaver, who supported him financially with monthly payments for years.Less
This chapter talks about The James Joyce Archive and Gabler's edition of Ulysses based on the author's work. The first Ph.D. dissertation to focus exclusively on Joyce, according to Tetsumaro Hayashi's census, appeared only three years after Joyce's death: Joseph Prescott's “James Joyce's Ulysses as Work in Progress,” completed at Harvard University in 1944 and based largely on the proofs for Ulysses that Harvard had acquired in the 1930s. Joyce manuscripts found their way into research libraries very soon after his death, and by 1960 four major collections were established. One is at the British Library, which possesses materials that Joyce gave to Harriet Shaw Weaver, who supported him financially with monthly payments for years.
Michael Groden
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813034980
- eISBN:
- 9780813038520
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813034980.003.0007
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century Literature and Modernism
“Ulysses” in Progress treats James Joyce's novel as a monument. Not unusually for a manuscript study from 1977, this work was researched and written in ignorance of anything that might be called ...
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“Ulysses” in Progress treats James Joyce's novel as a monument. Not unusually for a manuscript study from 1977, this work was researched and written in ignorance of anything that might be called “theory,” and its facts were gathered and presented as part of an argument that took for granted the unity of the published Ulysses and the secondary position of the prepublication documents in relation to the finished book. In arguing that Joyce wrote Ulysses in three stages—early, middle, and last—”Ulysses” in Progress adopted a resolutely teleological model of Joyce's writing. The Ulysses avant-texte, and especially that of the “Cyclops” episode, offers a gold mine of material for these purposes.Less
“Ulysses” in Progress treats James Joyce's novel as a monument. Not unusually for a manuscript study from 1977, this work was researched and written in ignorance of anything that might be called “theory,” and its facts were gathered and presented as part of an argument that took for granted the unity of the published Ulysses and the secondary position of the prepublication documents in relation to the finished book. In arguing that Joyce wrote Ulysses in three stages—early, middle, and last—”Ulysses” in Progress adopted a resolutely teleological model of Joyce's writing. The Ulysses avant-texte, and especially that of the “Cyclops” episode, offers a gold mine of material for these purposes.
