Rita S. Brause, "Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation: Invisible Rules for Success"
R..tledge | 2000 | ISBN: 0750707445 | 184 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB
R..tledge | 2000 | ISBN: 0750707445 | 184 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB
Increasing numbers of adults are enrolling in doctoral programs, but their earlier college lives often do not prepare them for the rules of academic game. Many have no idea what a dissertation proposal or an accepted dissertation looks like, how it gets that way, or what options are available to them. There is a real need for explicit information on what this highly complex and interactive, social and political process involves.
The book 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 source, including focus groups with doctoral students and graduates and responses to an open-ended questionnaire from doctoral students across the United States.