Faculty mentor's wisdom [[electronic resource] ] : conceptualizing, writing, and defending the dissertation / / edited by Raymond L. Calabrese, Page A. Smith

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.2/42
• Soggetto topico: Dissertations, Academic; Mentoring in education
• Altri autori: CalabreseRaymond L. <1942-> SmithPage A. <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. DISSERTATION-UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS; Chapter 01. Doctoral Students and the Dissertation Process; Chapter 02. The Dissertation Process; Chapter 03. Challenges, Professorial Advice, and Doctoral Student Dilemmas; Chapter 04. Moving from Concept to Completion; Chapter 05. Strategies for Dissertation Writing Success; Part II. THE DISSERTATION TOPIC; Chapter 06. It's Your Dissertation-It's Your Topic; Chapter 07. Identifying and Focusing a Dissertation Topic: Baseball as a Cognitive Heuristic ; Chapter 08. The Dissertation Journey: Strategizing for SuccessChapter 09. Paying Forward: Returning Kindness and Passing on Advice; Chapter 10. Know Your Passion: Selecting a Dissertation Topic; Chapter 11. The Wrong Shoes or the Wrong Feet? Being Changed by the Research Process; Chapter 12. Identifying a Dissertation Research Topic; Chapter 13. Connecting the Dots: Choosing a Dissertation Topic; Part III. SELECTING A CHAIR AND COMMITTEE; Chapter 14. Selecting a Dissertation Chair; Chapter 15. Choosing a Dissertation Supervisory Committee and Dissertation Topic ; Chapter 16. Seeking an Advisor as a MentorChapter 17. When Choosing a Major Professor, Go Slow to Go Fast; Chapter 18. Choosing a Major Professor; Chapter 19. Dancing with Elephants: Forming Your Dissertation Committee; Part IV. PREPARING THE DISSERTATION PROPOSAL; Chapter 20. Preparing a Dissertation Proposal: So, Now You're Ready to Write!; Chapter 21. Preparing a Dissertation Proposal; Chapter 22. Writing Your Dissertation Proposal: It's Easier Than You Think; Chapter 23. Preparing Your Dissertation Proposal; Part V. WRITING THE DISSERTATION ; Chapter 24. How to Write Your Dissertation: A Top Ten List!Chapter 25. Writing the Dissertation: Begin with the End in Mind; Chapter 26. Writing Your Dissertation; Chapter 27. One Sentence, One Paragraph, and One Page at a Time; Part VI. DEFENDING THE DISSERTATION; Chapter 28. What the Graduate Student Handbook Doesn't Tell You About Defending Your Dissertation; Chapter 29. Defending Your Dissertation; It's Up to You; About the Editors and Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies, showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Faculty mentor's wisdom
• ISBN: 1-282-82085-0; 9786612820854; 1-60709-878-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820996803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II