Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation

Dr. Linda Dale Bloomberg (EdD Adult Education and Organizational Learning, Columbia University; M.A. Counseling Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Adult Education) has over two decades of experience in non-profit, Higher Education, and Online Learning. Her teaching and research experience includes instruction in graduate programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, and graduate online programs at Rider University, Northcentral University, and National University. She served for four years as senior researcher for the South African Human Sciences Research Council and National Institute for Personnel Research focusing on change management, diversity initiatives, and workplace learning. Dr. Bloomberg is founder of Bloomberg Associates and ILIAD (Institute for Learning Innovations and Adult Development), and a cofounder of Columbia University’s Global Learning and Leadership Institute. She consults to numerous research and nonprofit advisory boards, and in 202O was invited to serve on the Future Talent Council, Global Advisory Board for Faculty and Staff Development. She is author and editor of numerous journal publications in the fields of qualitative research, leadership development, adult learning, and distance education. Her most recent book publications include Designing and Delivering Effective Online Instruction: How to Engage Adult Learners (Teachers College Press, 2021), and the fifth edition of Completing your Qualitative Dissertation: A Road Map from Beginning to End (SAGE, 2023) . Dr. Bloomberg serves as dissertation chair and subject matter expert for multiple doctoral dissertation candidates, coaches higher education faculty to teach online, develops research curriculum for graduate programs, and presents regularly at national and international professional conferences on topics related to qualitative research, qualitative dissertation instruction, online learning, and professional development for online pedagogy. Linda can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindadalebloomberg/ Marie Volpe is adjunct faculty in adult learning and leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches dissertation seminars and serves as advisor to doctoral candidates. She conducts workshops for teachers in Mongolia and lectures on qualitative research methods at Suzhou University, China. After a career spanning thirty-five years with Exxon Corporation, where she held the position of manager of education and development, Dr. Volpe embarked on a second career in higher education, in which she has practiced for the past twenty years. She has contributed to publications in the areas of staff development and informal learning in the workplace. She received her master’s in organizational psychology and doctorate in adult education from Columbia University.

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List of Appendices
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Work
Chapter 1. A Complete Dissertation: The Big Picture
Chapter 2. Gearing Up: There is Method in the Madness
Chapter 3. Choosing a Qualitative Research Approach
Chapter 4. A First Step: Developing Your Proposal
Part II. Content and Process: A Chapter-By-Chapter Road Map
Chapter 5. Introduction to Your Study
Chapter 6. Developing and Presenting Your Literature Review
Chapter 7. Presenting Methodology and Research Approach
Chapter 8. Analyzing Data and Reporting Findings
Chapter 9. Analyzing and Interpreting Findings
Chapter 10. Drawing Trustworthy Conclusions and Presenting Actionable Recommendations
Part III. Nearing Completion
Chapter 11. Some Final Technical Considerations
Chapter 12. Defense Preparation
Afterword
Appendices
References
Author Index
Subject Index