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This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral
students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book
is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and
dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the
United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring
advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter
addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral
process that represents how these exceptional faculty best mentor
their doctoral students. Faculty contributions exemplify diverse
perspectives of mentoring: (a) Some faculty are direct and
forthright, pointing the mentee toward his/her destination; (b)
some faculty share personal experiences-offering mentoring advice
from the perspective of someone who traveled a similar path; and
(c) some faculty structure a dialogue between the faculty as mentor
and you as the doctoral student. In all cases, they open
possibilities for achieving success in doctoral studies. Students
discover clues to follow during their doctoral journey. Whether the
student is just beginning to think about entering a doctoral
program, presently taking course studies, under stress, and doesn't
know what the future offers, this is an ideal book because it maps
the entire doctoral process.
Getting It Right: The Essential Elements of the Dissertation was
written for graduate students writing their dissertations. Clearly
written and organized into five thematic chapters introduction and
rationale; review of literature; methods; results/findings; and
interpretation and recommendations this key writing source includes
comprehensive examples taken directly from high-quality, scholarly
dissertations. With motivational pep talks for graduate students
and appropriate tips for mentors, Getting It Right is a thorough,
but reader-friendly guide for both dissertation writers and their
faculty advisors."
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral
students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book
is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and
dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the
United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring
advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter
addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral
process that represents how these exceptional faculty best mentor
their doctoral students. Faculty contributions exemplify diverse
perspectives of mentoring: (a) Some faculty are direct and
forthright, pointing the mentee toward his/her destination; (b)
some faculty share personal experiences-offering mentoring advice
from the perspective of someone who traveled a similar path; and
(c) some faculty structure a dialogue between the faculty as mentor
and you as the doctoral student. In all cases, they open
possibilities for achieving success in doctoral studies. Students
discover clues to follow during their doctoral journey. Whether the
student is just beginning to think about entering a doctoral
program, presently taking course studies, under stress, and doesn't
know what the future offers, this is an ideal book because it maps
the entire doctoral process.
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral
students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book
is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and
dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the
United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring
advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter
addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral
process that represents how these exceptional faculty best mentor
their doctoral students. Faculty contributions exemplify diverse
perspectives of mentoring: (a) Some faculty are direct and
forthright, pointing the mentee toward his/her destination; (b)
some faculty share personal experiences-offering mentoring advice
from the perspective of someone who traveled a similar path; and
(c) some faculty structure a dialogue between the faculty as mentor
and you as the doctoral student. In all cases, they open
possibilities for achieving success in doctoral studies. Students
discover clues to follow during their doctoral journey. Whether the
student is just beginning to think about entering a doctoral
program, presently taking course studies, under stress, and doesn't
know what the future offers, this is an ideal book because it maps
the entire doctoral process.
The dissertation process is one of endurance, willpower, and
patience. To simplify the journey for today's graduate students,
The Dissertation Desk Reference harvests the components that
consistently appear in dissertations, with a separate entry for
each component. Each entry includes a comprehensive example taken
directly from a high-quality dissertation accompanied by a note
describing what the researcher did. This book is user-friendly for
doctoral students and their faculty advisors.
Here is a student guide to writing an effective doctoral
dissertation or a master's thesis. This book disaggregates the
elements of the dissertation and provides the student with a
description, definition, and example of each dissertation element.
The author presents multiple viewpoints that include both
quantitative and qualitative approaches. When using this book, the
student, based on departmental norms, will understand what belongs
in the dissertation and thesis and where it belongs. The elements
are presented in a traditional five-chapter format for ease of use
and not for indicating a preferred format for the dissertation.
There are over 100 examples of completed dissertations from
well-known universities and colleges. This book allows the student
to concentrate on what makes sense and what is important to
completing his or her research.
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