Writing the qualitative dissertation: What motivates and sustains commitment to a fuzzy genre?

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-205

  Belcher, Diane ^a   Hirvela, Alan ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissertation writing; English for Academic purposes; Motivation; Qualitative research; Second language writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644485280     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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