Office Hours with Dr. Guy - Episode 1 - Topics, Frameworks, Doc Life

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What’s up in this episode?
1:18 - How do I focus my research topic?
4:58 - How do I develop a theoretical framework?
9:27 - How do I make sure I’m not part of the group that never finishes?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.thedissertationmentor.com
This is an experiment based upon the feedback I’ve received from my long-time subscribers and clients. In “Office Hours with Dr. Guy” I’m taking your questions and answering them in these short videos. There are lots of videos out there about how to write a dissertation. I’ve made some of the most trafficked videos regarding the dissertation on the web! This video is for people that want to more regularly engage with the dissertation in a shorter form of video. Hope you like. If you keep sending questions in the comments, I’ll keep making this show.
Bio:
Guy E. White, Ed.D. is the founder of The Dissertation Mentor® and has helped doctoral candidates from around the globe to finish their dissertations. His step-by-step, break-it-down style has made him greatly sought after for guidance on the web and beyond.
“Office Hours with Dr. Guy” teaches doctoral candidates how to write a dissertation (and finish) so they can graduate. Leave a question in the comments section to get it answered.
Dr. Guy speaks publicly on many topics including dissertation writing, creativity, ideation, and building vibrant educational communities.
Contact Information:
Website for Dissertation stuff: www.thedissertationmentor.com
Website for everything else: www.guyewhite.com
Facebook: / thedissertationmentor

Пікірлер: 33

@DrJo-bp8wn 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Guy. I am a dissertation chair and committee member who discovered your How To videos through a shared faculty Dropbox at my university. These videos as well as your Office Hours will be a valuable resource for my doctoral learners on their dissertation marathon. Your personable, relaxed, and interesting presentation style is a welcome change from more formal (and sometimes dull) resources that students sometimes find of limited help. Teaching is my passion, and I can certainly see that it is yours as well. Please keep sharing!

@maureenraj7132 8 жыл бұрын

Dear Dr Guy, i have just started my PhD studies in educational psychology in special education. I have a degree and masters in educational psychology but am not a special education teacher. I was offered a scholarship in this field. Part time course and am a school counselor. I just stumbled on your videos and want to say "THANK YOU" so much! The episode on Theoretical Framework was indeed an eye opener to me on how to go about this part. Looking forward to watch your other videos. Maureen

@guyewhite 8 жыл бұрын

+Maureen Raj You are quite busy! Please let me know any question I can answer about your dissertation!

@adultspurpose 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos have been very helpful.

@sherrygreen5428 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr. Guy, I am not sure if you are going to see this since you posted it in 2015 but thank you. I am hoping to be completed in 2021 and your guidance has taken away much of my anxiety! I have signed up for everything so far lol. I hope you and your family are doing well in this craziness we have going on in the world.

@guyewhite 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sherry! :) So thankful for you and so happy that we are working together.

@sherrygreen5428 4 жыл бұрын

@@guyewhite As you know I signed up for the Dissertation Mentor® Accelerator Program and I have NO REGRETS!!! Thank you so much!

@JacMarJac 9 жыл бұрын

First of all, thanks for sharing this. I have just started watching your video(s) and it is helpful and valuable information. So off to the next video ...

@guyewhite 9 жыл бұрын

Jacob Martin Jacobsen Jacob, that made my day! Thank you so much for saying that! Send me a question any time!

@sbgreen100 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching and sharing your information with us. What you are sharing has helped me tremendously. I have also gone to your website and signed up for your help. Thank you again.

@guyewhite 9 жыл бұрын

Sherri Green Thank you so much, Sherri! WELCOME! Any questions I can answer on the show?

@nakeiadaniels701 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr. Guy! I heard about you from a work colleague and I am truly thankful! My question is, Can you give an ABD the first 5 strategic steps I need to take to get started?

@stuartbradley4896 8 жыл бұрын

Dr Guy, another great video thanks - its so much better to listen than to read and write. I am doing an MSc in Surveying & Construction Management. so i guess that my question is this.... Does the advice and information that you share with students relate to any field or is it specific to say the medical profession? I look forward to continuing my journey with you.

@guyewhite 8 жыл бұрын

+stuart bradley Hi Stuart! 99%~ of the information offered here is applicable to any dissertation. However, it aways begins with looking at what a dissertation looks like in your specific program and adjusting, slightly, to the norms established by your program.

@annielasway2026 6 жыл бұрын

Dr. Guy, thank you for the wealth of knowledge you continue to share with us. What advise do you have on obtaining access to research data. Specifically, I am looking for VistA (Veterans Health Administration) Claims and Appointment data. Thank you.

@KuyaKuya 6 жыл бұрын

So, theoretical framework must have the model theory? what if there is no standard theories for certain issues or topics? Should I create the model/diagram myself? My topic is about the aesthetic and their relation with the contemporary art

@adelinanhealy 8 жыл бұрын

I need to lock myself away. Thank you!

@guyewhite 8 жыл бұрын

+Addie Healy Create your private dissertation palace so you can get the good work done :)

@trudidockins3015 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. White, I am having trouble finding a theoretical framework for patient satisfaction? Can you help I have been searching and came up with Primary Provider Theory but my DA says its not a framework

@guyewhite 9 жыл бұрын

trudi dockins Hi Trudi! Often, theoretical frameworks have less to do with the actual topic under study and more about the WAY WE COULD LOOK at such topic. For example, rather than looking for a patient satisfaction framework, consider looking for a framework that allows us to understand how people experience the world -- experience service -- etc. Ken Wilber's Integral Theory (AQAL) is a great example of this. Send me a question any time!! THANK YOU!

@olusegunopesanwo2433 7 жыл бұрын

Great and helpful videos you've got here. Can you please help me with the theoretical framework I can use for this topic: SELF EFFICACY, SOCIAL MEDIA USE, KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR ...?

@guyewhite 6 жыл бұрын

Ken Wilber's AQAL Theory.

@katypbrooks 2 жыл бұрын

I keep getting the feedback that the statistical portion of population in my research could be random and representative ableit having a very narrow people group chosen. Can you advise?

@guyewhite 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Katy! You can surely have purposeful sampling -- wherein you use randomization to pick the initial people as part of the sample.... but then ensure that you have those that are representative of the demographics you wish within. Perhaps some more specifics could help. What are you researching?

@eugenamadison1934 9 жыл бұрын

If the professor ask for a framework, what would I title the framework? I know the model, but I am not sure what it is called. It includes education, community, social capital, social, equity, race theory, and it critiques the community. Is there a resource that titles and defines the most popular framework?

@jennifergalbraithcanady1716 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all your videos. They are extremely helpful. I apologize for being picky, but I think you are confusing theoretical framework with conceptual framework. They are not the same. A conceptual framework is a model and often have a visual. Theoretical frameworks are closer to an epistemology. Conceptual frameworks align with theoretical frameworks. You may have viewers who are encouraged by their chair's to include both. Here is a great article delineating the differences: Imenda, S. (2014). Is There a Conceptual Difference between Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks?. Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi/Journal of Social Sciences, 38(2).

@guyewhite 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer, you bring up a great point here. Here is how I understand these terms. A theoretical framework relates to a solidified theory or model that can be used to explain or understand what is being studied. A theory exists to explain this -- and so it can be used to understand what is being studied. A conceptual framework, by contrast, is used when there is no existing theories or models to explain or understand what is being studied. Often, people gather together various theories and models to put them together to create a conceptual framework. Both theoretical frameworks and conceptual frameworks can have a visual to them. If you have further sources to elucidate this topic, I'd love to see them :) Have a great day!

@shaneikaberryman10 6 жыл бұрын

At my school theoretical frameworks are used in quantitative studies whereas conceptual framework is used for qualitative. Both are used to provide a lens for the framing of the study. The approach can be school dependent it seems. My school defines the approach in this video, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpNgZNuHua-6c2w.html Your school specifically may have a rubric specific approach as well Jennifer.

@aidarodriguez2278 8 жыл бұрын

Is writing a dissertation from a biblical view different then a regular dissertation?

@guyewhite 8 жыл бұрын

+Aida Rodriguez Hi Aida! It depends :) If you are required to do a literary analysis, then your dissertation will most likely be a lengthy exposition of the various viewpoints regarding a central issue. If you are doing a "study," where you are examining humans, places, things, activities, etc. then you are doing the same type of dissertation as most social science persons, but simply with a biblical emphasis. My recommendation is to look at what your program's dissertations look like. My words here will still apply :)