Thesis Proposal — Approved! – Silence and Voice

Happy to share the good news that my revised doctoral thesis proposal has just been approved.

My working title is, which will surely change as I dive further into the research and begin the interviews, is:

Navigating Liminality in Distance Education: The Experiences of Research and Professional Doctorate Learners

While I received initial, provisional approval a few weeks back, I found this revision a strangely challenging hurdle to overcome. I knew what was needed. I knew how to get the information (some of which I already had). I even knew within 1 hour how long it would take me. While armed with this, I still found it a daunting task. I wonder if this was due to all the anxiety that went into creating the initial proposal that it drained me of all my research energy? Hmm, something to think about. Wonder if others have encountered anything like this?

Anyway, on to my ethical paperwork.

7 thoughts on “Thesis Proposal — Approved!”

Congrats Jeffrey! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us about your work so far. #PhDchat has really helped me as I’m entering my 2nd year of coursework.

Jeffrey Keefer says:

May 21, 2011 at 10:15 am

Thanks for the comment, Angela!

Makes me wonder how many people really are benefiting from the somewhat informal, though still very real, community at #phdchat!

All the best for your research as well.

Jeffrey