Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish

by Cone, John D.; Foster, Sharon L.

• ISBN13: 9781557981943
• ISBN10: 1557981949
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-05-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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