Advancing your career [[electronic resource] ] : getting and making the most of your doctorate / / Michael D. Brubaker and Dale L. Brubaker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461690203321
• Autore: Brubaker Michael D. <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011
• ISBN: 1-280-65877-0; 9786613635709; 1-61048-492-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BrubakerDale L
• Disciplina: 378.2
• Soggetti: Doctor of philosophy degree; Degrees, Academic; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Advancing Your Career; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; STAGE I PREPARING THE WAY; Chapter 1 Following Your Dream: An Assessment of Self and Your Resources; Chapter 2 Applying to a Doctoral Program; STAGE II HOW TO THRIVE IN YOUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM; Chapter 3 Composing Inner Curriculum and Influencing Outer Curriculum in Doctoral Study; Chapter 4 Graduate Assistantships and Internships; Chapter 5 Comprehensive Examinations; Chapter 6 Dissertation Research and Writing; STAGE III GRADUATION AND BEYOND: THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE NOW THAT YOU HAVE A DOCTORATE; Chapter 7 Reaching a Wider AudienceAppendixes; Appendix A Bringing Coherence to the Body of Work You've Done in Preparation for Doctoral Study; Appendix B Selecting a Doctoral Program; Appendix C The Power of Critique; Appendix D The "Table Manners" of Doctoral Student Leadership; Appendix E Dealing with Contradictions in a Doctoral Program; Appendix F Working Alone and Working As a Team Member; Appendx G A Personal Leadership Conservation and Change Inventory; Appendix H Identifying the Traits of Outstanding Leaders Encountered During My Doctoral Program; Appendix I How Good and Comfortable are You as a Speaker and ; Listener?Appendix J A Conversation with Seymour B. Sarason about the Creation and Dynamics of the Dissertation Committee; Appendix K The Dissertation Writer's Tool Box; Appendix L Example of a Traditional Table of Contents for a Dissertation; Appendix M Giving your Dissertation a Title and Subtitle in Relation to the Definitions Section of the Dissertation; Appendix N Trouble Shooting the Dissertation; Appendx O The Case for Reflective Action in Dissertation Writing; Appendix P Note Taking as an Important Part of the Research and Writing ProcessAppendix Q Checklist for Shaping and/or Refining Your Dissertation; References; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Advancing Your Career aims to help readers look more broadly at the doctoral experience from choosing a program to coursework to passing your comprehensive exams to doing dissertation research and writing to graduation and beyond.