Restarting Stalled Research

Introduction Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1. Problems in Deciding What the Research Is About When the Problem Is Conceptual If You Do Not Know What You Are Doing in Your Research When the Problem Is with the Model of How to Do Research When the Project Seems Outdated Chapter 2. Restarting Your Writing Writer's Block Dealing with Editorial Rejection or a Revise-and-Resubmit Editorial Decision Dealing with Unreasonable Demands for Dissertation Revision General Guidelines and Resources for Moving Writing Forward Chapter 3. Social Relationship Issues Connected to Research Being Stalled Problems with Research Collaborators Dealing with a Research Assistant's Dishonesty, Poor Functioning, or Incompetence Problems with Advisers or Committee Members If You Have Lost Your Adviser Who Owns the Data? Dealing with Powerful, Possibly Dangerous Gatekeepers Problems with People You Want to Study Stalled Because You Do Not Have a Research Peer Group Chapter 4. Self of Researcher If You Do Not Know What to Do Next on Your Research If You Have Lost Your Motivation If You Do Not Feel Good Enough about Yourself to Do the Work Getting Out of the Mental Rut You Are in About Being Stalled Chapter 5. Stalled Because of a Shortage of Resources If You Have No Research Funds Research Assistant Troubles If Your Records Are Not Good Enough When the Problem Seems to Be with Quality or Amount of Data Issues with Data Resources: Stalled When Working with Someone Else's Data Stalled Because of the Time, Focus, and Energy Demands of the Rest of Your Life Chapter 6. When to Quit Consider Consulting with Someone First Liquidating a Project Maybe Research Is Not for You Appendix. Advice for Research Consultants, Mentors, and Dissertation Advisers Helping Others With Stalled Projects References Index