An Exploratory Analysis of History Students’ Dissertation Acknowledgments

Scrivener, Laurie

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2009.03.004

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“…As in several other studies (e.g. Gesuato, 2008;Scrivener, 2009;Yang, 2012), this move is the core of the acknowledgement genre.…”

Section: Thanking Movesupporting

confidence: 72%

“…The number of instances of clerical assistance in the DAs of both departments was low, possibly due to the fact that most students are computer literate and can, therefore, type their works. The disciplinary influence on the kind of support received by the acknowledger is confirmed by Scrivener (2009) who avers that librarians and archivists are the second most frequently acknowledged group in her study.…”

Section: Step 3 Thanking For Providing Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 68%

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A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

Afful¹

2016

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In recent times, scholars and researchers in Applied Linguistics have increasingly shown interest in dissertation acknowledgements/thesis acknowledgements (DAs/TAs) in various settings (Anglo-American, Arabic, and Asian), leaving those from Sub-Saharan Africa under-researched. The present study seeks to examine the DAs of undergraduate students at a Ghanaian university, following Hyland (2003Hyland ( , 2004. A data set of 200 DAs was obtained from two departments, English and Entomology & Wild Life. The qualitative research design was used as the main approach, supplemented by some descriptive statistics, to analyze the schematic structure and lexico-grammatical choices in the data set. Two key findings were observed in the study. First, the analysis showed a three-move pattern across the two sets of data and a slight differentiation in terms of text length across the exemplars. Secondly, the DAs from both departments deployed gratitude-related terms and socio-culturally conditioned names, while hybridized forms (realized in sociolinguistic terms as code-mixing) were preferably used in the DAs from the Department of English. These findings have implications for research on DAs/TAs, genre studies, and undergraduate research writing pedagogy.Key words dissertation acknowledgement, Ghana, undergraduate students, writing pedagogy. A GENRE STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN A GHANAIAN UNIVERSITYVol. 4(2)(2016): Sažetak Naučnici i istraživači u oblasti primenjene lingvistike poslednjih godina iskazuju sve više interesovanja za zahvalnice u disertacijama/tezama u različitim okruženjima (anglo-američkom, arapskom i azijskom), pri čemu nema dovoljno radova o zahvalnicama u regionu potsaharske Afrike. Zasnovan na Hajlendovoj (2003Hajlendovoj ( , 2004 analizi, ovaj rad ima za cilj da istraži zahvalnice u diplomskim radovima studenata na jednom univerzitetu u Gani. Podaci su prikupljeni iz 200 diplomskih radova sa dva odseka, za engleski jezik i za entomologiju i divlje životinje. Kao glavni pristup korišćeno je kvalitativno istraživanje potkrepljeno deskriptivnom statistikom da bi se analizirala shematska struktura i leksikogramatički izbori u podacima. Dobijena su dva glavna nalaza: prvo, analiza je ukazala na troetapni obrazac u oba seta podataka, kao i izvesnu razliku u dužini teksta. Drugo, zahvalnice u diplomskim radovima sa oba odseka koriste izraze vezane za zahvaljivanje i socio-kulturološki uslovljene nazive, dok se hibridni oblici (realizovani sociolingvistički kao mešanje kodova) koriste u diplomskim radovima sa odseka za engleski jezik. Ovi nalazi imaju implikacije za istraživanje zahvalnica u tezama i disertacijama, proučavanja žanra, kao i za nastavnu praksu akademskog pisanja.Ključne reči zahvalnice u disertacijama, Gana, studenti dodiplomskih studija, nastava akademskog pisanja. INTRODUCTIONAcknowledgements in scholarly writing are viewed as a frequent component of academic publications. Their popularity is borne out of the obligation the academic community has implicitly im...

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“…As in several other studies (e.g. Gesuato, 2008;Scrivener, 2009;Yang, 2012), this move is the core of the acknowledgement genre.…”

Section: Thanking Movesupporting

confidence: 72%

Section: Step 3 Thanking For Providing Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 68%

A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

Afful¹

2016

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“…Cronin and Shaw, 2007;Rattan, 2013;Sugimoto and Cronin, 2012;Tiew, 1998a;1998b); on the content of theses or dissertations affiliated to one or more department or faculty (e.g. Al-Ali, 2010;Cheng, 2012;Lasaky 2011;Scrivener, 2009); or multidisciplinary samples retrieved through Web of Science (e.g. Costas and van Leewen, 2012;Días-Faes and Bordons, 2014).…”

Section: Differences Characterizing the Literature And The Nature Of mentioning

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Acknowledgment Research Genealogy for Today’s Quantified Academia

Paul‐Hus

2016

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“…Consequently choosing proper thesis subject in a doctorate course can improve the writing process, provide effective utilization of resources, increase productivity and enhance motivation, effort and supervisor aid. Earning the doctorate, the highest academic degree, is a major educational, professional, and personal accomplishment, requiring years of diligent work [29]. The hard won letters "PhD" behind a person's name signify that he or she is now capable of independent scholarly work [29].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Earning the doctorate, the highest academic degree, is a major educational, professional, and personal accomplishment, requiring years of diligent work [29]. The hard won letters "PhD" behind a person's name signify that he or she is now capable of independent scholarly work [29].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Hybrid Fuzzy MCDM Approach To Thesis Subject Selection

Aghdaie¹,

Behzadian²

2010

J. Math. Computer Sci.

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One of the most significant decisions that a doctoral student may make in the beginning of his/her research career is the selection of a thesis subject. There are also a number of conflicting criteria, including supervisor reputation, convergence of interest, student's interest and motivation, etc, which should be considered as a part of the appropriate thesis subject selection process. For this purpose, multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have been found to be useful approaches to solve this kind of problem. This paper devises a fuzzy hybrid analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach to the problem of thesis subject selection. Fuzzy AHP is used to calculate the weight of each criterion, and fuzzy TOPSIS is proposed to prioritize thesis subjects from the best to the worst ones. The application of fuzzy set theory allows incorporating the vague and imprecise linguistic terms into the decision process.

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An Exploratory Analysis of History Students’ Dissertation Acknowledgments

Cited by 23 publications

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A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

Acknowledgment Research Genealogy for Today’s Quantified Academia

A Hybrid Fuzzy MCDM Approach To Thesis Subject Selection

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