Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish

Drawing from their combined 50-plus years of conducting and supervising research, the authors successfully mentor graduate students by advising them, answering questions, and breaking down what may seem like an overwhelming and insurmountable task of planning the thesis and dissertation process.

Foreword

ix

Gregory A. Kimble

Acknowledgments

xiii

What Are Dissertations and Theses and Why Write a Book About Them?

1

(10)

Starting Out: Assessing Your Preparation for the Task Ahead

11

(16)

Topics: How to Find and Refine Them

27

(18)

Time and Trouble Management

45

(16)

Selecting a Chairperson and a Committee

61

(20)

Formulating and Communicating Your Plans: An Overview of the Proposal

81

(12)

Reviewing the Literature

93

(26)

Methodology (or, How You're Gonna Do What You're Gonna Do!)

119

(28)

Measurement

147

(26)

Selecting the Appropriate Statistics

173

(28)

Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing the Data

201

(18)

Presenting the Results

219

(18)

Discussing the Results

237

(18)

Managing Committee Meetings: Proposal and Oral Defense

255

(22)

Presenting Your Project to the World

277

(20)

Epilogue

297

(2)

Appendix A Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to the Conduct of Research in Psychology

299

(10)

Appendix B Bibliographic Databases

309

(8)

Appendix C Statistical Software

317

(2)

Appendix D Bibliography for Research Design, Measurement, Statistics, and Writing Style

319

(4)

References

323

(6)

Index

329

(20)

About the Authors

349

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