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Tables of Contents for Theses and Dissertations
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Exhibits
PROLOGUE
1
12
Important Guidelines for using this Manual
2
2
Overview of the Chapters of a Thesis or Dissertation
4
1
Title Page
4
2
Signature Page
6
2
Abstract
8
1
Acknowledgements
8
1
Table of Contents
9
1
List of Tables and Figures
9
1
Style Differences Betwen APA and this Text
10
1
Next Steps
11
2
Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM
13
10
Introduction
14
1
Statement of the Problem
15
1
Assumptions of the Study
15
3
General Research Hypotheses
18
1
Delimitations
19
1
Definitions and Operational Terms
20
2
Summary
22
1
Chapter 2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
23
10
How is the Review Accomplished?
25
3
General Background Information
28
1
Theory
29
1
Instruments
29
2
Summary
31
2
Chapter 3. PROCEDURES
33
18
Research Design
37
3
Derivation of General Research Hypotheses and Specific
40
1
Research Hypotheses
40
1
General Research Hypotheses
40
1
Specific Research Hypotheses
41
1
Participants
41
2
Sampling Procedures
43
1
Instruments
44
2
Variable List
46
1
Data Collection
47
1
Statistical Treatment
48
1
Limitations
49
1
Summary
50
1
Chapter 4. RESULTS OF THE STUDY
51
8
Demographic Descriptive Statistics
51
3
Results of Testing the Research Hypotheses
54
2
Summary
56
3
Chapter 5. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS
59
8
Summary of the Study
60
1
Conclusions
61
1
Implications
62
2
Suggested Further Research
64
1
Summary
65
2
Chapter 6. AFTER PARTS
67
20
References
67
1
Appendices
68
19
Human Participants Clearance Form (HPCF)
69
2
Request to use Participants
71
1
Notification of being Selected in the Study
72
2
Script of Interactions with Participants
74
1
Training of Assistants
75
1
Consent Form
76
1
Detailed Analyses
76
3
List of Participants
79
1
Pilot Study
80
1
Instruments
80
3
Follow-Up Requests
83
1
Debriefing
84
1
Permission from Publisher
84
1
Institutional Agreement to Conduct Research
85
2
Chapter 7. PROPOSAL DEFENSE AND FINAL DEFENSE
87
20
Before the Oral Defense
87
8
Your Chair
87
1
Your Committee
88
3
Participants
91
1
Treatment or Independent Variables
91
1
Outcome Measures
92
1
Data Analyses
93
2
During the Oral Defense
95
6
Materials
95
1
Presentation
96
3
Fielding Questions
99
1
Deciding on Changes
100
1
Collegiality
101
1
After the Proposal Defense
101
6
Administrative Tasks
101
1
Documenting the Agreed-Upon Changes
101
1
Enlisting Participants
102
1
Obtain Multiple Copies of the Instruments
102
1
Data
102
2
Collect data
102
1
Code and enter data
103
1
Analyze data
103
1
Completing the Document
104
1
Construct tables
104
1
Write the results chapter (chapter 4)
104
1
Write the discussion chapter (chapter 5)
104
1
Write abstract
105
1
Preparing for the Final Defense
105
1
Final Defense
105
1
Following the Final Defense
106
1
Chapter 8. WRITING STYLE
107
8
Scientific Writing Style
107
2
Organization
108
1
Language
108
1
APA Writing Style
109
6
Headings
109
1
Chapter headings
109
1
Subheadings
109
1
Tables
110
5
Notes to a Table
110
1
Figures
110
1
Quotations
111
1
Citations
111
1
Numbers
111
1
Statistical Symbols
112
1
Spelling and Punctuation
112
1
Latin Abbreviations
113
2
Chapter 9. RESEARCH TIME LINES
115
8
Standard Amount of Time
115
2
Specific Time Line
117
4
Content Checklist
121
2
References
123
1
Appendices
124
13
A Example of Means and Subgroups
124
1
B Example of Reporting Demographic Results on Instrument
125
1
C Reporting of Means and Standard Deviations by Categories
126
1
D Reliability Information
127
1
E Summary Table for Regression Results
128
1
F Example of Results for Two Groups
129
1
G Correlation Matrix
130
1
H An example of an Interaction Figure
131
1
I An Example of a Nonlinear Relationship
132
5
About the Authors
137