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counselor's guide to the dissertation process
"This engaging book not only offers step-by-step guidance on planning, writing, and defending a dissertation but also helps create a beginning-to-end process that is meaningful, rewarding, and exciting. Each chapter answers commonly asked questions, contains a checklist for each part of the dissertation, provides a summary of key points, and lists additional resources. Topics addressed include tips for staying motivated, time management, and self-care; selecting a dissertation committee and narrowing down the topic; writing a proposal; preparing the literature review; creating the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions; understanding research methodology and ethics; collecting and analyzing data; presenting results; and best of all-publishing a dissertation"--The publisher
The Doctoral Dissertation -- Staying Well Throughout the Dissertation Process -- Selecting the Dissertation Committee and Narrowing Down the Topic -- Writing a Proposal -- The Literature Review -- Creating the Problem Statement, Purpose Statement, and Research Questions -- Research Methodology and Ethics -- Collecting and Analyzing Data -- Presenting and Discussing the Results -- Preparing for the Defense -- Disseminating the Project to the Professional Community.
Brandé Flamez, Lamar University, A. Stephen Lenz, Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, Richard S. Balkin, University of Louisville, Robert L. Smith, Texas A & M University Corpus Christ.
Includes bibliographical references and index.