@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Note that the narrative can have several chapters (intro, lit review, theory, methods, discussion), but in the TBP the research itself should be presented in articles. #VirtualNotViral
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Lynn Nygaard
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@maternalmatters @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Yes, but this would simply be part of the narrative. The narrative can have multiple chapters (and is often up to 100 pages long), but the research itself is presented in the articles -- not in chapters. #virtualnotviral
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@NygaardLynn @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin But presumably there are some chapters which don't lend themselves to publication, e.g. the methods chapter (in health, at least)? #virtualnotviral
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@virtualnotviral Start making notes about what will go into the narrative from the very beginning. Write down reflections you have about the choices you make, how your thoughts might develop over time, and how you see the different parts of your work coming together. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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9. What final best advice do you have for people wanting to do a PhD by publication? #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020 2KristinSolli @NygaardLynn
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Perhaps not in the general structure, but rather what is emphasized in the narrative. In SSH there is more emphasis on reflection and building a more coherent theoretical framework that might not be evident in the articles alone. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@Shan__Mason @SolliKristin @Kristie_W_ @virtualnotviral It also helps to remember that the audience is different: journals want concise reporting on research; the thesis committee is looking for evidence of your "doctorateness". #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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4. What are the key challenges of doing a PhD by publication? #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020 @SolliKristin @NygaardLynn
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@Shan__Mason @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin @MKMerga Kristin and I are perhaps less pioneers in our context, but are rather trying to excavate, make sense of and synthesize all the pockets of tacit knowledge that seem to be developing here. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@Kristie_W_ @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin This is exactly the purpose of the exegesis/narrative: to draw attention to these broader ideas and show how each of the articles speak to them in their own way. #VirtualNotViral
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@NygaardLynn @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin In addition, I have some broader ideas I want to weave into the whole thesis, but seem to not fit into individual articles. #VirtualNotViral
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@Kristie_W_ @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin When you have a set of broader questions/themes, you can think about how each article contributes to answering these, and how the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts #VirtualNotViral
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@NygaardLynn @virtualnotviral @SolliKristin This is my current challenge, how do I get the articles and the exegesis to "speak to each other" without excessive repetition? #VirtualNotViral
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin A key challenge is juggling two very different audiences: aiming the articles at the scholarly community and the narrative at the thesis examiners. They each want different things from you. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@ThomsonPat @SolliKristin Nothing like a Greek island for inspiration! #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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When @SolliKristin and @NygaardLynn say they facilitate writing retreats, they forgot to mention that one of them runs on a Greek island in summer.... majorENVY #VirtualNotViral
Kristin Solli@SolliKristin
@virtualnotviral I’ve also had the great fortune of getting to collaborate with @NygaardLynn , who works down the road from me. In addition to writing together, we have facilitated writing retreats together. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Others perhaps like the idea of multiple smaller deliverables, rather than one large one at the end. Though, to be fair, each are equally difficult in their own way. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Many are attracted to the possibility of jumping into the fray and publishing their work early on. They are consciously building their own identities as academics. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin They also have to show that they can act independently as a researcher (e.g., by reflecting on the choices they’ve made) and produce something that shows they can take part in scholarly discourse as a full-blown member. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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2. Can you explain what a PhD by publication is? ? #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020 @SolliKristin @NygaardLynn
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin Just like with the traditional monograph, the thesis as a whole should show that the candidate has produced a coherent body of knowledge, with an original contribution to the discourse and connection to the discipline. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin The narrative (the accompanying text) allows the candidate to describe all of the “behind the scenes” aspects of doctorateness that are not always visible in the articles themselves – such as in-depth discussions about theory, ethics, or methodology. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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@virtualnotviral @SolliKristin It is a collection of articles aimed for publication based on a single research project and accompanied by a narrative that explains how they fit together to form a coherent whole and demonstrate the “doctorateness” of the candidate. #VirtualNotViral #AcWriMo2020
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