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e parents fortheir encouragement for the pursuit of knowledge. My sincerest thanks go to my parents-inlaw,Ataur Rahman and Afsar Khanam for their unyielding support, faith, and interest throughthe whole process.Finally, I am deeply indebted to my family—Zeenat, Juberi, and Kareri—for their supportduring the years I worked on this PhD project, in particular, my wife Zeenat for taking care ofour children Juberi and Kaberi and the home while I was away working on this project. She
did a marvellous job of caring for and supporting me throughout this process. Zeenat, you are
simply great!
S.M. Abdul Quddus
Bergen: 23 February, 2007
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................2
CONTENTS..............................................................................................................................4
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES..........................................................................................7
ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................................8
Chapter 1. Research Design and Methodology and the Investigation Outline....................... 11
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................11
1.2 The Research Problem .......................................................................................................11
1.3 Objectives of the Study ......................................................................................................14
1.4 Theoretical Model Employed in the Study ........................................................................15
1.4.1 What is Profession and Professionalization? .............................................................. 15
1.4.2 The Actor-based Framework for the Study of Professions ......................................... 17
1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................................19
1.6 Research Strategies and Data Collection Method ..............................................................20
1.7 Why the Case Study Research Strategy Has Been Employed ...........................................24
1.8 Data Collection Methods....................................................................................................25
1.9 Gaining Access...................................................................................................................26
1.10 Units of Observation ........................................................................................................27
1.11 Conversation and Interviews............................................................................................ 29
1.12 Documents Reviewed.......................................................................................................34
1.13 Ethics...............................................................................................................................35
1.14 Credibility and “Transferability” or Validity of Data ......................................................35
1.15 Limitations of the Study...................................................................................................36
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