surviving the phd rebecca adderley. personal journey
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Surviving the PhD
Rebecca Adderley
Personal journey
Key factors Organisation
Recognising the role of other people
Recognising what constitutes ‘work’
Understanding that there are points when you will find the process difficult.
Organisation Time
• The impact of work
Resources/Data
• Tangible paper-based resources• Digital resources
Recognising the role of other
people Supervisors
Participants/Research setting
Colleagues
Family
Recognising what constitutes ‘work’
Reading
Writing
Talking
Thinking
Understanding that there are points when you will find the process difficult.
Finding a ‘gap’ in the literature
What is the argument for the discussion chapter?
What is being added to existing literature? Data overload