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Doctoral dissertation: building scholarly capacity whilst advancing new knowledge in the discipline of nursing.
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This article is published in International Journal of Doctoral Studies.The article was published on 2009-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 4 citations till now.read more
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Writing for Scholarly Publication as “Tacit Knowledge”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study of Doctoral Students in Education
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study the process of writing for professional publication from the perspective of a diverse group of 30 doctoral students in colleges of education in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
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Professional Wisdom and Writing for Publication: Qualitative Interviews with Editors and Authors in Early Childhood Education
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From Aspiring Author to Published Scholar
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From Unpublishable to Publishable
TL;DR: In this paper, the distinction between ordinary writing and publishable academic writing in terms of voice and style is made and illustrative examples to clarify these important attributes and includes a variety of activities that assist authors in moving beyond the writer's block stage.