Completing Your EdD : The Essential Guide to the Doctor of Education / edited by Jodi Roffey-Barentsen and Iona Burnell Reilly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roffey-Barentsen, Jodi, editor.

Reilly, Iona Burnell, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doctor of education degree.

Dissertations, Academic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2025]

Summary:

Undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) can be a daunting yet career-defining task. Through engaging with research, increasing your networks, and conducting your own research project, you will advance your professional practice and understanding of your field.

Contents:

Intro

Half-Title Page

Praise for 'Completing your EdD' Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

1: The Structure of a Professional Doctorate in Education: Why Choose it?

Introduction

Objectives

What is a Professional Doctorate?

The Structure of Doctoral Programmes

How are Professional Doctorates in Education Structured?

The Taught Element

The Research Element

Chapter Summary

Further Reading

References

2: The Research Proposal

What is a Research Proposal?

Planning for Your Research Proposal

Key Ingredients

A Good Starting Point

Clear Objectives

Set the Work in a Theoretical Context - Linking to Literature

What Is Still to Be Discovered and How Will It Happen?

How Do You, the Researcher, Intend to Carry Out the Research?

Have You Embraced Ethical Thinking?

At This Stage What Do You Hope the Impact Will Be?

References/Bibliography

What Makes a Good Proposal?

Be Analytical - Show Your Logic

Be Thorough - Make Sure You Have Covered the What, the How and the Why

Be Thoughtful - Take Time to Choose Your Language Carefully

Where Do People Go Wrong?

Nobody Has Covered This

Does It Make Any Sense Though?

Lacking Focus

It Just Won't Work

Focusing on Outcomes

Final Thoughts

Think Ahead

Finish as you Began

3: Ethics in Educational Research

Ethical Theories

Consequentialism (Utilitarianism)

Deontology

Virtue Ethics

Ethics of Care

Ethical Principles

Respect for Persons

Beneficence

Justice

Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (BERA, 2024)

Responsibilities to Participants

Responsibilities to Sponsors, Clients, Stakeholders and the Environment.

Responsibilities to the Community of Educational Researchers

Responsibilities for Publication and Dissemination

Responsibilities for Researchers' Wellbeing and Development

Authentic Case Study of Online Research

Background Context

Ethical Considerations

4: Writing the Literature Review

Part A

Introduction: Couriouser and Couriouser

Literature Review and Its Purposes

Selection Processes

Naming of the Separate Parts

Developing Criticality

Theoretical Frameworks and One Case Study

Checklist Before Submission

Contributions to Knowledge or Practice

A Guide to Electronic Databases

5: Developing a Theoretical Framework

Setting Out

What is a Theory?

Getting a Theoretical Framework

Layers

Litany

Systemic Causes

Worldview

Metaphor and Myth

Decision Chains

6: Researcher Positionality, Power and Doctoral Research

Our Positionality as Authors of This Chapter

Gerry

Michelle

Power and Positionality

Real Life Case Study: Nearing the End of My Doctoral Journey by Michelle Thomason

Professional 'Noticing'

Autoethnographic Starting Points

A Teacher's 'Subject Story'

My 'Subject Story'

The Researcher as Insider/Outsider

The Importance of Interrogating Artificial Binaries as a Doctoral Researcher

Spaces of Betweenness

Practitioner Research - A Troubled History

Acknowledgements

7: Research Design and Methodological Approaches

Quantitative Methodology

Qualitative Methodology

Surveys

Questionnaires

Interviews

Limitations of Using Interviews

Focus Groups.

Observations - Strengths and Limitations of the Method

Ethnography, Strengths and Limitations of the Approach

Real Life Case Study

8: Researching Digital Spaces: Methods and Ethics

Digital Discourse

Unobtrusive Methods: 'Lurk and Scrape'

Using Our Material Experience

Digital Ethnography

Practicalities and Ethics

Can I Use That?

9: Analysing and Interpreting Data

Key Principles of Data Analysis and Interpretation and Why This Stage is So Important

Key Questions

Practicality, Clarity and Validity

Flexibility, Adaptability and Fitness for Purpose

The Changing World We Live in

Why are Data Analysis and Interpretation So Important?

What Types of Data Analysis are Available and How Do You Decide Which to Use?

Thematic Analysis

What Is It?

Why Should You Use It?

What Problems Can Be Associated With It?

Grounded Theory

Why Should I Use It?

What Are the Problems Associated with It?

Discourse Analysis

Mixed Methods Analysis

Developing Your Analysis and Interpretation into Discussion and Conclusions

Evaluating the Quality of Your Data Analysis and Interpretation

Data Analysis and Interpretation Case Example

What Types of Data Analysis Did You Use in Your Study, and Why?

When Did the Process of Analysing and Interpreting the Data from Your Study Begin?

Was There Anything About the Analysing Data Which Surprised You?

Could You Describe the More and Less Successful Aspects of Your Data Analysis and Interpretation?.

Could You Recommend Any Particular Resources Which Helped with Your Data Analysis and Interpretation?

What Would You Change About Your Data Analysis and Interpretation If You Were Carrying Out the Research Now?

What Advice Would You Give Other Researchers About the Data Analysis and Interpretation Elements of Their Research?

10: Getting Over the Finishing Line

Managing Your Examiners' First Impressions of the Thesis

Referencing with Accuracy

The Golden Thread

First Impressions Count

An Abstract is Not Abstract

The Introduction

Methodology

Presenting Your Findings

Critical Writing

Headings and Sub-headings

Forecasting

Summarising

Signalling

Signposting

The Conclusion is Not Just a Summary

11: The Examination Process and Your Viva

The Examination Process

What is a 'Viva'?

The Viva Panel

Preparing for the Viva

Manage Your Expectations

Read Through Your Thesis

Label the Thesis

Identify Likely Questions

Undertaking a Mock Viva

Preparing on the Day

The Viva Itself

Introductions

Questioning

Being Defensive

Dealing with Weaknesses

Being Heard and Linking

Ending

Outcomes of the Examination Process

12: Your Relationship with Your Supervisor

What Will I Learn from This Chapter?

Context for This Chapter

Identifying and Approaching Supervisors

Identifying Supervisors: Skills, Methodology, Knowledge and Experience

Case Study 12.1 - Research in Identifying a Supervisor

Approaching Supervisors

Developing Effective Working Relationships with Your Supervisors

The First Meeting.

Setting Expectations

Frequency of Meetings

Case Study 12.2 - Setting Parameters

Planning for Supervision Meetings

Case Study 12.3 - Preparing for Supervisory Meetings

Partnerships - Changing Dynamics: Expert Versus Novice

Headspace?

Case Study 12.4 - Cognitive Mindset

Feedback

Case Study 12.5

Contradictions?

Case Study 12.6

Communicating Effectively with Supervisors

When Things Start to Go Wrong

Support Mechanisms

Regulatory Support

Mediational Support

Well-being Support

Case Study 12.7

13: Post Qualification - Now You're a Doctor, What Next?*

Jim Crawley

Getting my PhD

What Happened Next?

Jane Creaton

Susan Taylor

Motivation for Undertaking EdD

Life After the EdD

Engaging in Scholarly Activities

International Recognition for Supporting Advanced Professional Development

Impact Through Effective and Supportive Supervision

Enabling Through Widening Participation

International Adviser on Developing Effective Doctoral Programmes

Summary

Mike Watts

Gina Wisker

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781836088141

1836088140

OCLC:

1499721924