QUALITATIVE DISSERTATION TEMPLATE1
For the header, Type: your abbreviated title in all capital letters. (No more than 50 characters, including spaces). The page number is also in the header, flush right starting with 1.
Be sure your font in the header is size 12 Times New Roman Font.
The entire document should be double spaced with Times New Roman 12-Point Font.
List of Tables
Table 1: Name of the Table…………………………………………………………………1
7.10 Table Numbers
Number all tables that are part of the main text (i.e., not part of an appendix or supplemental materials) using Arabic numerals—for example, Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3. Assign the numbers in the order in which each table is first mentioned in the text, regardless of whether a more detailed discussion of the table occurs elsewhere in the paper. Write the word “Table” and the number in bold and flush left (i.e., not indented or centered). Tables that appear in appendices follow a different numbering scheme (see Section 2.14).
If applicable. See APA guidelines regarding if tables are necessary. Tables should not be used to increase page count. Tables must be APA formatted, and not copied from Excel, or other non-APA sources. Only Tables within the chapters should be included here. Tables in the Appendix are not listed here.
See APA manual 12.14 through 12.18 for copyright citation guidelines.
List of Figures
Figure 1: Name of the Figure …………………………………………………………………1
If applicable. See APA guidelines regarding if tables and figures are necessary. Tables and figures should not be used to increase page count. Only Figures within the chapters should be included here. Figures in the Appendix are not listed here.
See APA manual 12.14 through 12.18 for copyright citation guidelines.
Figures should be in grayscale only.
Chapter One
Paragraphs throughout
your dissertation should be a
minimum of three
complete sentences.
Headings throughout your document should appear as they appear in this template.
). Follow these guidelines when providing a page number:
· Use the abbreviation “p.” (e.g., p. 25, p. S41, p. e221) for a single page.
· For multiple pages, use the abbreviation “pp.” and separate the page range with an en dash (e.g., pp. 34–36).
· If pages are discontinuous, use a comma between the page numbers (e.g., pp. 67, 72).
If the work does not have page numbers, for the reader to locate the quotation.
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Subtheme One: Social Responsibility Among Culture . Begin texts and quotes here. Recall that APA requires quotes 40 words or more to be a block quote.
for more information about citing references.
References are double spaced with appropriate indent for second and subsequent lines.
All citations and references must match throughout the dissertation. Follow APA guidelines on formatting.
Only include sources that you cited in your text in your reference list.
All live links should be in black font rather than blue. No underline is needed.
References with hyperlinks to retrieval sources or DOIs, should include the “live” link to the source.
Appendix A
Appendices: This section contains any tables, figures and possible data sources that were not appropriate in the chapters of your dissertation, as well as copies of consent forms and IRB approval letter.
Tables
2.14 Appendices: If an appendix consists of a table or figure only, then the appendix label takes the place of the table or figure number, and the appendix title takes the place of the table or figure title. Thus, if Appendix B is a table-only appendix, the table is referred to as Appendix B rather than as Table B1. Likewise, if Appendix C is a figure-only appendix, the figure is referred to as Appendix C rather than as Figure C1. If multiple tables and/or figures (but no text) are combined into one appendix, label and title the appendix and also number and title the tables and/or figures within the appendix (e.g., Tables D1 and D2 are two tables in Appendix D).
