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The Postgraduate Research Handbook: Succeed with Your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD (Palgrave Study Guides)
by Gina Wisker
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (2001-08-30)
ISBN: 0333747771
EAN: 9780333747773
Dewy Decimal #: 310
Paperback: 352 pages
SKU: B446-1278
Condition: New
Comments: In stock - Immediate despatch from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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For Master's students only
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-02-17
50 out of 50 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book because it is one of the few of its kind that outlines the key elements of a PhD proposal. Despite the fact that most UK universities require a proposal with applications for a doctorate, virtually no PhD guides give you any perspectives on how to write it. I was pretty happy to see "writing your proposal" on the table of contents. But I was pretty sorry to see the author doesn't tell you much more than a good few university prospectuses I have seen. This book is great for those without postgraduate experience, who are embarking on their Master's degree, particularly if it is an MPhil or another research degree. It outlines the key issues you need to consider as you think about how to conceptualise and structure your research, and what direction to give it. It also provides helpful thinking on the 'intangibles' of research: getting on with your supervisor, overcoming cultural barriers, etc. However, if you have completed a Master's degree and, like me, are embarking on a PhD, you are better off looking elsewhere for guidance about your methods. This book poses far more questions than it provides answers or guidance. Most of these questions are ones which any doctoral candidate who looks for this type of book has already asked themselves. The chapters on choosing your methodology are hopeless - very, very basic. I was surprised to see this was published by Palgrave.
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