TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foss, Sonja K.
AU  - Waters, William 
TI  - Destination dissertation: a traveler's gudie to a done dissertation / 
SN  - 9780742554405
AV  - LB 2369 .F67 2007 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Lanham, MD : 
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield, 
KW  - ACADEMIC WRITING
KW  - DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC -- AUTHORSHIP
N1  - Includes index; 1. Preparing to go: the dissertation journey -- 2. The journey before you: 29 steps -- 3. Planning the trip: the conceptual conversation -- 4. Developing your itinerary: the pre-proposal -- 5. Advice from other travelers: the literature review -- 6. Getting there: the dissertation proposal -- 7. Things to see and do: data collection and analysis -- 8. Making the most of your travels: the last chapter plus -- 9. Useful phrases: writing and editing -- 10. Travelogue: the dissertation defense -- 11. Making the best use of your guide: advisor advising -- 12. Avoiding delays and annoyances: enacting the scholar role
N2  - 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.
ER  -