Successful dissertations and theses : a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion / David Madsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madsen, David, 1929-

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dissertations, Academic--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dissertations, Academic.

Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research.

Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing.

Academic Dissertations as Topic.

Investigación--Manuales, etc.

Informes--Redacción--Manuales.

Medical Subjects:

Academic Dissertations as Topic.

Local Subjects:

Investigación--Manuales, etc.

Informes--Redacción--Manuales.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xix, 216 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1992.

Summary:

"Madsen's book should be welcome both to graduate students about to undertake dissertations and to faculty needing to learn the role of thesis adviser. . . . Madsen tells how to propose, outline, write, defAnd, and possibly publish a dissertation, information which should save graduate students years, pain, and money."--Library Journal

Contents:

Starting and completing the dissertation

Working with the research adviser and advisory committee

Selecting and shaping the research topic

Preparing the research proposal

Employing basic research sources and techniques

Using the library and locating essential resources

Organizing, outlining, and writing

Defending the thesis

Adapting the thesis for publication and presentation

Resources: sample proposals and manuscript pages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.

ISBN:

1555423892

9781555423896

OCLC:

23939978

Publisher Number:

99952383822

Online:

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