Doctoral student network
The RCN Research Society Doctoral Student Network is being re-established with the support of two RCN Research Society Steering Committee Members, Angela Grainger and Val Woodward. The next meeting will be a fringe event at the RCN 2008 annual international nursing research conference, 8th - 11th April 2008 in Liverpool, England, UK. If you would like further information, please contact Angela Grainger, email: angela.grainger@kingsch.nhs.uk, or Val Woodward, email: vawoodward@plymouth.ac.uk.
Below is a list of resources which you may find useful
Professor Mi Ja Kim, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Title: Doctoral dissertation research: Quality issues” The presentation, from the 2005 RCN annual international nursing research conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is now available: http://www.rcn.org.uk/events/nrcBelfast05/Version92/Ma%20ja%20kim.htm
PhD: First Thoughts to Finished Writing http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/phdwriting/
Uni Study: First Semester to Graduation & Beyond http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/ugweb
Studying at University as an International Student http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/isweb
Hang in there! Distance Learning Support Kit http://www.uq.edu.au/hanginthere
(National Centre for Social Research)
www.socresonline.org.uk
www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/ (International Institute of Qualitative Research) www.umich.edu/~inden/ (International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN))
http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm International Journal of Qualitative Methods
ARLIST-L@scu.edu.au (action research mB)
www.eval.org
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cso/ (Research in Scotland)
http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/research/about_research.htm
www.msoc-mrc.gla.ac.uk (Social and public health research)
Science journal. “The PhD-Doctor: Planning and Time Management” by Herman Lelieveldt