Dissertation Ideas

Q for Aj Jirachoke

1. How best to incorporate Japanese Budo & Japan's Dojo Experience into dissertation?

2. What would make writing substantive enough to be a Ph.D. material? What level of investigation is required?

Dissertation Options

1. Content Analysis of Tokugawa Bushido Literature v. Meiji Bushido Literature

2. Looking for Mindfulness elements in Bushido literature throughout history and in Koryu Budo practice and COMPARE/ CONTRAST it with Leadership Development Process as described in Transformational Leadership Theory

3. Factors involved are: Mindfulness, Bushido, Budo, Transformational Leadership Development,

4. Statistical Proof?

4.1 Find the relationship between Mindfulness and Transformational Leadership Development (Bud/Psy Mod)
4.2 Find the relationship between Mindfulness in Bushido (in Tokugawa?) (by content analysis)
4.2 Find the relationship between Mindfulness in Koryu Budo (developed in Tokugawa) (by practice)

If can proof that mindfulness is a factor that contributes positively tranformational leadership development, and that same "mindfulness" exists abundantly in "Bushido" (way of living) and "Budo," then, may be able to conclude that Bushido and Budo contributes positively to transformational leadership development.

Lit Review Topics

1. What is Leadership

2. Leadership Development

3. Buddhist Leadership

4. Japanese Leadership