Dear Marisa,
It's always a difficult problem. If you could provide a contents page for the proposed dissertation -- ideally with page numbers or with projected number of words per section -- then I would find it easier to comment on what should or shouldn't go at what length in the appendices.
Best wishes
Tom
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From: Discussion list for those practising BNIM [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marisa Lewis
Sent: 07 June 2013 15:04
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Subject: Limited word count for Case Presentation/Structure
Dear Tom & List,
I wonder if you might appease some anxiety I have about not doing my research justice.
My difficulty is one of limitation, I'm writing for a Practitioner Doctorate which does not afford the space I would like. I have 8,000 (10,000 at a push) of words available to write up the cases of four people!
I have the appendices but cannot decide what to put in and leave out. Ideally I would like to write up the BDA - Live life, TFA - Told story, HCM - Case mutation, to include case evolution and then provide a summary of the whole case.
I haven't started to write-up just yet as this is weighing on me so I wondered if anyone has previous experience or thoughts of condensing case presentations that they might like to share.
Thanks in anticipation.
Warmest regards,
Marisa.
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