| Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation: Professors Share Their Techniques and Strategies Contributor(s): Pyrczak, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1884585213 ISBN-13: 9781884585210 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Social Science | Research |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.62 lbs) 105 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Seventy professors share their tips, techniques, and strategies for overcoming roadblocks to the completion of a thesis or dissertation. - Many of the professors share their personal experiences in completing their dissertations. With hindsight, they offer advice based on these experiences. The personal nature of these essays makes fascinating reading. - The professors' contributions cover a wide range of topics including - selecting a topic, - selecting a chair and a committee, - working with the chair and committee, - selecting literature to review, - writing a literature review, - time management, - overcoming writer's block, - overcoming anxiety, - putting the thesis/dissertation into proper perspective, - establishing support groups, - understanding the role of the dissertation in professional development, - and many others - This "in-their-own-words" book allows students to select the advice that is best suited to their situations and work styles. - Running sidebars throughout the book help students locate information on the matters with which they need help. - Ideal for independent reading by your students or use each of the contributions as a discussion topic in a thesis/dissertation preparation course. |