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Self-reflection involves the analysis of performance incorporating the goals that existed and challenges that may have arisen along the way. Reflection also includes…
Reflecting on Scholarly Writing
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Socio-cognitive theories include the idea of self-regulation. That through analysis, motivation, self-control, and reaction we accomplish tasks. Successful graduate…
Self-Regulation and Motivation When Writing
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Scholarly writing contributes to the discourse around topics, issues, and even controversies. Effective communication through text allows you to participate in the…
Joining the Scholarly Conversation
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Reading, ingesting, and using feedback to improve your writing is a challenging process. It’s natural to see some feedback as criticism. Learning to use…
Learning From Feedback
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As you develop your scholarly voice, you build skills related to your own writing, and the evaluation of the work of others. Good feedback leads to better products.…
Evaluating Scholarly Writing
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The theoretical framework developed for your dissertation connects your study to the topic and the larger field. This framework may be an existing theory or a…
Developing Your Theoretical Framework
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As the researcher, you play an integral role in your dissertation study. Understanding your position, your assumptions, your way of knowing informs your work.…
Research Philosophies
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Theoretical frameworks serve as the foundation for your dissertation study. They inform your research questions, design choices, and analysis.
Theoretical Frameworks and the Dissertation
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Scholars synthesize by presenting information from other sources in an integrated fashion. More sophisticated than paraphrasing, synthesis involves assigning value to…
Writing to Synthesize
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Theories vary by discipline. Education-related disciplines use many of the same theories as other social sciences.
Selecting Theoretical Frameworks
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Theoretical frameworks exist to connect concepts and topics relevant to your research to broader areas of knowledge. While there is no one right theoretical framework…
Theoretical Frameworks
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Scholarly research relies on a strong foundation. What has already been discovered about a topic as found in the literature provides important material. The…
Theoretical Frameworks as the Foundation of…
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Research exposes you to current practices, shows you how the theories and models in your textbooks have evolved, and demonstrates applications. As graduate students,…
From Student to Scholar
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Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s work without giving appropriate credit. Plagiarism can happen intentionally or through negligence. Avoiding and…
Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
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Graduate students develop their scholarly voice with practice. Scholars use the work of others and their own research as sources when they write. Effective use of…
Sources and Voices
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