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://linkedin.com/in/lindadalebloomberg/

Addressing the key challenges facing doctoral students, this text fills a gap in qualitative literature by offering comprehensive guidance and practical tools for navigating each step in the qualitative dissertation journey, including the planning, research, and writing phases. Author Linda Dale Bloomberg blends the conceptual, theoretical, and practical, so that the book becomes a dissertation in action-a logical and cohesive explanation and illustration of content and process.

Part I: Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Work1. A Complete Dissertation: Viewing the Big Picture2. Gearing Up: There Is Method in the Madness3. Choosing a Qualitative Research Design4. Ensuring Rigor and Ethics in Qualitative Research5. Achieving Alignment Throughout Your DissertationPart II: Content and Process: A Chapter-by-Chapter Road Map6. Introduction to Your Study7. Developing and Presenting Your Literature Review8. Presenting Research Methodology, Design, and Methods9. Analyzing Data and Reporting Findings10. Qualitative Meta-Synthesis: Analyzing and Interpreting Findings11. Drawing Trustworthy Conclusions and Presenting Actionable RecommendationsPart III: Nearing Completion12. Some Final Technical Considerations13. Defense Preparation and Beyond