Overview

This is a practical guide for students who need help in progressing from the decision to write a dissertation to the planning, writing and defending of it. It includes samples of proposals and dissertations that have been accepted and data drawn from a number of sources, including focus groups with doctoral students and graduates and responses to an open-ended questionnaire from doctoral students. As increasing numbers of adults enroll in doctoral programmes whose earlier college lives have often not prepared them for the rules of the academic game, many have no idea what a dissertation looks like, how it gets that way, or what options are available to them.

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Author:   Rita S. Brause
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge Falmer
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.226kg
ISBN:  

9780750707442

ISBN 10:   0750707445
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   02 December 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Getting a Sense of the Terrain. 1. Comparing a Dissertation to a Long Term paper, 2. Jumping Through Hoops: Going on a Journey: Personal Metaphors for the Process, 3. The Stages in Writing a Dissertation: An Overview, 4. Pithy Insights and Suggestions for Success, Part II: Preparing for Your Study, 5. Creating Your Setting and Identifying your Dissertation Topic and Research Questions, 6. Forming Your Dissertation Committee, 7. Your Dissertation Committee: Roles and Responsibilities, 8. Creating a Professional Setting with Student Colleagues, 9. Developing a Productive Setting, Part III: Doing Your Study, 10. Writing your Dissertation Proposal While Designing Your Dissertation Research, 11. Conducting Your Study, 12. Analyzing and Interpreting Your Data, 13. Presenting Your Findings: Drafting and Revising Your Dissertation, 14. Defending Your Dissertation: Preparing For Your Orals.

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'Brause's book ... presents a detailed experiential account of the processes of becoming a doctoral graduate, from first principles of 'why?' via the hurdles of engagement with institutions, supervisors ... up to and including the viva voce examination. It also managed the very rare feat (for an academic work) of having me read it in a single sitting ... Brause offers an extremely well laid-out work, which tackles every possible hurdle which can potentially derail the doctoral student - from money problems to the untimely death of professors!' - Adults Learning

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