Mature Students Guide to Completing a Doctorate

Carefully structured to make it accessible and easy to follow, this thought-provoking book encourages the reader to facilitate a dialogue across disciplines so that unconventional students are acknowledged and can discover a successful path towards admission and PhD completion.

List of contents

1. Introduction
PART I: Motivation: Focus on the why2. Focus on the why
PART II: Organisation: Well begun is half done.3. Approaches, resources, and requirements
4. Planning and Project Management
5. Research and Critical Thinking
6. Thesis Structure, Literature Review and Checklists
PART III: Progress: Finished is better than perfect7. Progress, Mindsets, and Momentum
8. Writing and Editing
9. Staying on Track and Deadlines
10. Feedback and Setbacks
11. The Viva
PART IV: Wellbeing: Focus on self12. Focus on Self
13. Conclusion

About the author

Sinéad Hewson completed her PhD as a part-time student in 2021 and has lectured at Webster University, USA (Leiden Campus), Rotterdam School of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands, and TU Dublin, Ireland. She is the founder of an impact start-up in the Netherlands and works internationally on transformation, business scale-ups, and high performance.

Summary

Carefully structured to make it accessible and easy to follow, this thought-provoking book encourages the reader to facilitate a dialogue across disciplines so that unconventional students are acknowledged and can discover a successful path towards admission and PhD completion.

Product details

• Authors: Sinead Hewson, Sinéad Hewson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032538013
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253801-3
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Study Skills
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Study & learning skills: general, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, STUDY AIDS / Study & Test-Taking Skills, Study and learning skills: general, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher