Additional Online Dissertation Resources

Author Linda Bloomberg’s Blog

Visit the author’s blog: http://lindadalebloomberg.blogspot.com/

Dr. Linda Bloomberg Academic Writing Resource

Download the worksheet to assist with your academic writing: Linda Bloomberg Academic Writing Resource

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Organizing and Developing Your Manuscript

Creating a table of contents

To create a table of contents that’s easy to update, apply heading styles to the text you want to include in the table of contents. After that, Word will build it automatically, from those headings. This applies to: Word for Office 365 Word 2016 Word 2013 Word 2010 Word 2007

Checking for spelling, grammar, and clarity

Developing an academic writing skill set

APA Format and Style

Frequently asked questions about APA style

American Psychological Association: style resource

APA style tables

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition – reprint corrections

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Basics of APA style

Use of first person in APA style

Active versus passive voice in academic writing

Avoiding Plagiarism

Anti-plagiarism strategies

Successful paraphrasing

Qualitative Research

The Qualitative Report

This peer-reviewed online monthly journal includes a wealth of valuable information, such as cutting edge articles in the field, training and work opportunities, conferences, as well as suggestions and resources for those embarking on a qualitative research project.

Qualitative research journals

Online journal: The Qualitative Report

Qualitative research

Critical thinking and bias

Philosophical assumptions and worldviews

Qualitative versus quantitative research

Critiquing qualitative research