{"product_id":"the-routledge-doctoral-students-companion-getting-to-grips-with-research-in-education-and-the-social-sciences-9780415484121","title":"The Routledge Doctoral Student's Companion: Getting to Grips with Research in Education and the Social Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the contemporary world it is clear that the need to study beyond Masters Level is increasing in importance for a wide range of practitioners in diverse professional settings. Students across the world are choosing doctorates not only to become career academics, but to go beyond the academic arena, in order to make a personal and educational, as well as an economic investment, in their workplace careers and their lives. However for many doctoral students, both full-time and part-time, navigating the literature and key issues surrounding doctoral research can often be a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together contributions from key names in the international education arena, \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Doctoral Student's Companion\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive guide to the literature surrounding doctorates, bringing together questions, challenges and solutions normally scattered over a wide range of texts. Accessible and wide-ranging, it covers all doctoral students need to know about: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat doctoral education means in contemporary practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eforming an identity and knowledge as a doctoral student\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe big questions which run throughout doctoral practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebecoming a researcher \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe skills needed to conduct research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eintegrating oneself into a scholarly community.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering an extensive and rounded guide to undertaking doctoral research in a single volume, this book is essential reading for all full-time and part-time doctoral students in education and related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Thomson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415484121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat Thomson is Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia and a Visiting Professor at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Walker is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Nottingham, and is also Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43333519409267,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":83.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f648bec7-1bf0-45b5-829e-83805c1f90eb.jpg?v=1754658220","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-routledge-doctoral-students-companion-getting-to-grips-with-research-in-education-and-the-social-sciences-9780415484121","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}