Literature Review Guides
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Writing literature reviews : a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences
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Call Number: H62 .G35 2025 E-bookISBN: 9781003317098Publication Date: 2025 -
The literature review : six steps to success
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Call Number: LB1047.3 .M33 2022 E-bookISBN: 9781071858967Publication Date: 2022
Dissertation Guides
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Creating a Framework for Dissertation Preparation
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The dissertation processes across various disciplines are considered complicated, tedious, and confusing. The professional community of scholars have contributed monumental works on methodology for specific disciplines; however, none have comprehensively created a framework which addresses these issues. Creating a Framework for Dissertation Preparation: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical research publication that provides relevant lived experiences and frameworks from across various disciplines that support theoretical frameworks and conceptual frameworks of the dissertation process. Featuring a range of topics such as criminal justice, information security, and professional development, this book is ideal for graduate program administrators, deans, department chairs, professionals, dissertation advisors, educators, administrators, academicians, and researchers.
Call Number: LB2369 .C715 2019e E-bookISBN: 9781522597094Publication Date: 2019-08-02 -
The dissertation journey : a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation
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Call Number: LB1742 .R63 2010 E-bookISBN: 9781452295794Publication Date: 2010 -
Dissertations and theses from start to finish : psychology and related fields
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Call Number: BF76.5 .C645 2020 E-bookISBN: 9781433831607Publication Date: 2020 -
Doctoral writing : practices, processes and pleasures
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This book on doctoral writing offers a refreshingly new approach to help Ph. D. students and their supervisors overcome the host of writing challenges that can make--or break--the dissertation process. The books unique contribution to the field of doctoral writing is its style of reflection on ongoing, lived practice; this is more readable than a simple how-to book, making it a welcome resource to support doctoral writing. The experiences and practices of research writing are explored through bite-sized vignettes, stories, and actionable 'teachable accounts. Doctoral Writing: Practices, Processes and Pleasures has its origins in a highly successful academic blog with an international following. Inspired by the popularity of the blog (which had more than 14,800 followers as of October 2019) and a desire to make our six years worth of posts more accessible, this book has been authored, reworked, and curated by the three editors of the blog and reconceived as a conveniently structured book.
Call Number: LB2369 .D63 2020 E-bookISBN: 9789811518089Publication Date: 2020 -
Writing the Doctoral Dissertation
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Here is the first book every prospective doctoral candidate should read. Many students have praised this title's two previous editions for their ability to convey a sense of order and structure to the formidable task of dissertation writing. This new edition has been updated to account for recent advances in digital technology and the realities of today's academic world, it presents solid advice on: Selecting an advisor and a dissertation committee Selecting a dissertation topic Investigating existing knowledge on the topic Making a dissertation proposal Budgeting and scheduling time for research and writing Working with the advisor and dissertation committee Managing dissertation activities Defending and publishing the dissertation The authors also offer detailed advice on using computer software for storing, retrieving, and analyzing data, as well as for writing the dissertation.
Call Number: LB2369 .D357 2012ISBN: 9780764147876Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Review existing dissertations
You can search for existing dissertations and theses in the following databases:
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Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowWorld's largest collection of full-text theses and dissertations. 1861 to present.
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OpenDissertations This link opens in a new window
Full text of dissertations from universities between 1933 and 1955, plus additional indexing to more recent dissertations.
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Global ETD Search This link opens in a new window
Millions of electronic theses and dissertations from more than 200 universities on all continents. Search for full text at the originating institution. 1930-present.
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TXST Digital Repository This link opens in a new window
A digital collection of the intellectual output of Texas State University. Its purpose is to centralize, preserve, index and provide open access to the works created by Texas State faculty, staff, and students.
