Destination Dissertation - A Traveler''s Guide to a Done Dissertation

Informationen zum Autor Sonja K. Foss is professor of communication at the University of Colorado at Denver. She created and is co-director of Scholars' Retreat! designed to provide intensive! focused! and supervised writing time for dissertations! theses! and other writing projects. William Waters is assistant professor of English! coordinator of composition! director of the writing center! and coordinator of assessment at Northwest Missouri State University. He is co-director of Scholars' Retreat. Klappentext Dissertations aren't walls to scale or battles to fight; they are destinations along the path to a professional career. This guide helps doctoral students develop and write their dissertations! using travel as a metaphor. It includes many examples from throughout the dissertation process! such as creating the dissertation proposal and coding data. Zusammenfassung Dissertations aren't walls to scale or battles to fight; they are destinations along the path to a professional career. This guide helps doctoral students develop and write their dissertations! using travel as a metaphor. It includes many examples from throughout the dissertation process! such as creating the dissertation proposal and coding data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 1 Preparing to Go: The Dissertation Journey Chapter 2 2 The Journey Before You: 29 Steps Chapter 3 3 Planning the Trip: The Conceptual Conversation Chapter 4 4 Developing Your Itinerary: The Pre-Proposal Chapter 5 5 Advice from Other Travelers: The Literature Review Chapter 6 6 Getting There: The Dissertation Proposal Chapter 7 7 Things to See and Do: Data Collection and Analysis Chapter 8 8 Making the Most of Your Travels: The Last Chapter Plus Chapter 9 9 Useful Phrases: Writing and Editing Chapter 10 10 Travelogue: The Dissertation Defense Chapter 11 11 Making the Best Use of Your Guide: Advisor Advising Chapter 12 12 Avoiding Delays and Annoyances: Enactment of the Scholar Role ...

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• Autori: Sonja K. Foss, Sonja K. Waters Foss, Sonja K./ Waters Foss, William Waters
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2007
• EAN: 9780742554399
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5439-9
• Pagine: 380
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze > Formazione, professione, carriera; Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione