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Navigating the Doctoral Journey: A Handbook of Strategies for Success, Second Edition provides doctoral students with a practical, cross-disciplinary handbook for successfully navigating the doctoral process—from initial program selection to program completion to post-program. With a dual focus on professional (EdD, DNP, etc.) and research (PhD) degrees, topics include preparing to enter a doctoral program, understanding the nature and purpose of research, developing social networks, navigating the comprehensive exam and the dissertation process, publishing, and post program blues. Insights are provided by authors who are experts in the field and who have worked with doctoral students for many years.

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9781538197509

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Navigating the Doctoral Journey provides an in-depth look at the typical structures and expectations of doctoral programs — both the PhD and professional practice doctorates, like the EdD and PsyD. Particularly valuable for working professionals considering a return to school, this book is a personal decoder ring, demystifying doctoral studies. From picking the right program, to mastering research methods, to navigating the competing demands of school and family, you will get a detailed tour of what you are signing up for. Each chapter includes specific strategies for success and concludes with questions for reflection, to help you make good choices and plan for the arduous road ahead. -- Chris M. Golde * career coach for PhDs and Postdocs, Stanford University *

Author Information

Amanda J. Rockinson, EdD, PhD, LPC, is a Professor and the Doctoral Program Coordinator for a learning design and technology program at the University of Memphis. Her research has focused on developing and investigating systems to support the psychosocial, social, academic, and vocational success of learners, focusing primarily on doctoral education and persistence; distance education and technological systems; and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Lucinda S. Spaulding, PhD, is a Professor of Special Education and the Director of Special Education Programs in the School of Professional and Applied Sciences at the University of Lynchburg. Dr. Spaulding peer reviews, publishes, and presents nationally and internationally on topics relating to inclusive education and factors associated with resilience and persistence in higher education. Jill Alexa Perry, PhD, is Professor of Practice in the Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy and the Executive Director of the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate (CPED) at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on professional doctorate preparation in education, organizational change in higher education, and faculty leadership roles.

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