Welcome to the Degree Doctor blog – where we keep it real about PhD life.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like everyone else has it figured out but you – you’re in the right place.
Here you'll find honest advice, practical tips, and a whole lot of reassurance to help you stay calm, focused, and on track.
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Let’s make this PhD journey a bit less stressful (and a lot more doable).
Ontology, epistemology, and paradigms - What are they, and how much should you write about them in your PhD thesis?
Ontology, epistemology, paradigms, urgh! Understanding them is one thing, knowing how and where to write about them in your thesis ia another!
PhD social science research paradigms made super simple
Research paradigms - they’re actually fairly straightforward. Here’s a useful way of thinking about them…
How to use critical realism in your research - answering your FAQs!
Critical realism, is it the same as critical theory? That’s just one of the questions that often crop up around this paradigm. Keep reading for the answer…
Positivism vs Post Positivism
What’s the difference between positivism and post positivism? How might a positivist and post positivist study on the same topic differ? Keep reading, because I break all that down in this blogpost.
What is Phenomenology? Origins, Concepts and Development of the Theory: An introduction for PhD students.
What exactly is phenomenology? Get ready to find out, and learn some cool new words in the process!