1. Writing a Doctoral Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Education Doctoral Students' Perceptions
- Author
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Tanzeela Batool, Yaar Muhammad, and Faisal Anis
- Subjects
Perception ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Pedagogy ,Doctoral dissertation ,Psychology ,media_common ,Qualitative research - Abstract
For doctoral students, dissertation writing is an important stage in their completion of the degree. They might face several problems during this stage. The aim of the current qualitative study was to explore doctoral students' perceptions of dissertation writing. Ten participants were selected through a purposive sampling technique from the education department of a private university in Lahore, Pakistan. An interview guide was constructed in light of the research objectives and literature review. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through qualitative content analysis. The findings of the study revealed language barriers, insufficient academic writing skills, inadequate supervisory support, and personal factors as problems faced by doctoral students during their dissertation writing. It is recommended that an academic writing course should be offered during coursework. Moreover, effective supervisory support should be ensured at the dissertation writing stage. The concerned department should facilitate and solve the problems of doctoral students during their write-up stage.
- Published
- 2021