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Toward scholarliness in doctoral dissertations: an analytical model.

A I Meleis, H S Wilson, S Chater

    Research in Nursing & Health
    |September 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Doctoral dissertations are crucial for nursing science development, fostering research productivity and scholarliness. This article presents a model to enhance dissertation quality through psychological, social, and structural processes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Science
    • Doctoral Education

    Background:

    • The doctoral dissertation is a key socialization tool for novice researchers.
    • Developing nursing science requires research productivity and scholarliness.
    • Enhancing dissertation quality is essential for advancing nursing knowledge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address processes that enhance doctoral dissertation quality.
    • To delineate and discuss psychological, social, and structural processes.
    • To present a model for developing scholarliness and scholarship in doctoral programs.

    Main Methods:

    • The authors discuss factors influencing dissertation quality.
    • Key considerations include researchable questions, theoretical context, and scientific base improvement.
    • Dilemmas encountered during the dissertation process are analyzed.

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    Main Results:

    • Scholarship and scholarliness depend on important, theoretically grounded, researchable questions.
    • Resolving decision-making dilemmas enhances these qualities.
    • A model is proposed for fostering scholarship and scholarliness.

    Conclusions:

    • Doctoral programs must meticulously foster scholarship and scholarliness.
    • Early integration of these qualities into nursing doctoral education is recommended.
    • Enhancing the dissertation process is vital for advancing nursing science.