Category: Critical Research
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Exploring the Academic Potential of AI: Enhancing Impact, Upholding Integrity
In today’s fast-paced, data-driven world, the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to permeate every stratum of society. Academia, like other sectors, is not immune to this seismic shift. AI has transformed the way scholars and students undertake research, generate new ideas, and critically analyze complex issues. Amid this transformative process, there is a need…
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD
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Common Dissertation Mistakes Doctoral Students Might Miss: A Guide to Enhancing Quality with Practical Examples
As a doctoral student, you’re no stranger to the rigors of academic work. You’ve spent countless hours in libraries, gone through heaps of literature, and conducted numerous experiments or studies. Now, you’re on the precipice of one of the most demanding stages of your academic journey: writing your dissertation. The dissertation is your magnum opus,…
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD
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Empowering Scholar-Practitioners: A Comprehensive Guide for Conceptualizing, Designing, Writing, Defending, and Publishing a Dissertation in Practice
Your journey to Dissertation in Practice success starts here. Empowering Scholar-Practitioners: A Comprehensive Guide for Conceptualizing, Designing, Writing, Defending, and Publishing a Dissertation in Practice is an invaluable resource that equips doctoral students and scholar-practitioners in educational contexts with the essential knowledge and practical guidance needed to successfully navigate the Dissertation in Practice process. This…
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD
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Mentorship in STEM Higher Education
Effective mentorship in higher education begins at the institutional level. Institutional cultures that value mentorship and create conditions for students, faculty, and staff to thrive have the power to cultivate inclusive and sustainable STEM communities. Karalis Noel et al. (2021, 2022) discussed STEM postdoc mentorship as a shared responsibility and dynamic process that necessitates a…
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD
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Intersectionality and Positionality Statements in Qualitative Research
Intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989) is a concept we can use to teach students that people do not identify with one monolithic identity throughout their lives. Rather, we often represent a multitude of intersecting identities, and the various ways in which we view ourselves/are viewed by others may ebb and flow. Intersectionality prompts us to consider how…
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD
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Critical & Qualitative Research Humor
These are some of my favorite critical and qualitative research comics.
Tiffany Karalis Noel, PhD