Due to life's events the final dates have been revised, extensions have been granted.

These are the definitive final process dates for April 30, 2011 completion!

Nice overview of the basics in using NVivo 8 for research data analysis.

NVivo 8: Getting Started

Definitely a Site worth noticing!

http://www.completeyourdissertation.com/blog/

Deadlines for Doctoral Candidates

My goal is to meet all requirements for PhD graduation by April 30th, 2009. In order to do this, I have to focus and do at least some work every day between now and then.

First off, I need to read more. To study the education literature more as well as the qualitative.

Topics to research more:

1. Qualitative interview questions
2. Sampling procedures
3. Educational qualitative research
4. Theorists related to technology/informatics into education
5. Thematic analysis

UBC Items to research

1. Ethics Review - BREB certificate granted May 2008
2. Other dissertations

I also need to keep:

1. Personal Notes
2. Theorestical Notes
3. Methodological Notes
4. Data collection notes


Authors to read:

M. Foucault - read books I have now
H. Giroux - read books have now (8)
Clifford Geertz
Denzin and Lincoln
David Silverman
M Patton
Alford - Craft of Inquiry