Finding the Right Supervisor
The process of writing a thesis begins long before one sits down to put words on paper. It begins with the choice of what to study, where to study, and most importantly, with whom to study. Although graduate students interact with many professors, their p
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TEACHING WRITING Volume 4 Series Editor Patricia Leavy USA International Editorial Board Liza Ann Acosta, North Park University, USA Sandra L. Faulkner, Bowling Green State University, USA Lee Gutkind, Arizona State University, USA Anne Harris, Monash University, Australia Yvonna S. Lincoln, Texas A&M University, USA David Manderson, University of West Scotland, UK Ronald Pelias, Southern Illinois University, USA Rita Rud, Washington State University, USA Candace Stout, The Ohio State University, USA Jonathan Wyatt, The University of Edinburgh, UK Scope The Teaching Writing series publishes concise instructional writing guides. Series books each focus on a different subject area, discipline or type of writing. The books are intended to be used in undergraduate and graduate courses across the disciplines and can also be read by individual researchers or students engaged in thesis work. Series authors must have a demonstrated publishing record and must hold a PhD, MFA or the equivalent. Please email queries to the series editor at [email protected]
Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation
Lorrie Blair Concordia University, Canada
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PRAISE FOR WRITING A GRADUATE THESIS OR DISSERTATION
“Like a series of productive meetings with a trusted advisor, each chapter of this text provides practical information and sound insight, thoughtfully organized and generously shared. A uniquely inclusive consideration of the process of graduate research, this is the companion that graduate students crave. Attentive to the academic issues and personal trials that often accompany thesis writing in the arts, humanities, and sciences, Lorrie Blair offers a guide that is comprehensive and clear, sensitive to the distinctions among fields, and sympathetic to the various ways that the process can confuse and confound scholars in the making.” – Christine Marmé Thompson, Professor of Art Education, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University “Dr. Lorrie Blair provides a much-needed book for students pursuing a graduate degree. Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation is a comprehensive guide to the stages of working through the rigors of writing and defending a graduate degree from the initial stages of choosing
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