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Picking a Research Problem and Planning the Research- Considerations

Picking a Research Problem and Planning the Research- Considerations

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How do you pick the correct research problem? One thing that should be a primary concern for doctoral students is finding the correct research problem on which to base the dissertation. Having the correct problem is much like having the right foundation when building a house. If the foundation is weak or defective, the entire house structure will be adversely affected and in many cases, will require the builder to start over. This is a tremendous waste of time, effort,…

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Some Basics for Recording Interviews

Some Basics for Recording Interviews

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Tips for Recording an Interview Here you are! You’ve researched, wrote, revised for what seemed like an eternity and finally, your Chair said you were ready to conduct your research. Your planned data collection is open-ended semi-structured face-to-face interviews. You scheduled your first interview and everything seems to go as planned…until you replay the interview. What started as an exhilarating experience, beginning your first journey as an independent scholar, has now become a disaster. All you can hear is garble…

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