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Out of the Comfort Zoneby Lisbeth Borbye
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2010; US$ 25.00Success in careers outside the university setting depends on an individual's capacity to master professional skills and respond appropriately to dynamic situations with flexibility, adaptation, and innovative thinking. This book describes a simple, common sense method of how to include professional skills training in any curricula without compromising academic rigor. It relies on introduction of unanticipated yet manageable crises simulating scenarios commonly experienced in the workplace. The method promises to inspire both students and their teachers to conquer new territory outside their comfort zones. Examples include how to respond to a demand for innovation and teamwork, a lay-off, a re-organization, or switching jobs and projects. These... more...
The Doctoral Experienceby Paul Atkinson; Sara Delamont; Odette Parry
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 185.00Presents a vivid picture of the experiences of PhD students and their academic mentors in a variety of different disciplines and identifies key themes pervading academic life. more...
Getting a PhDby John A. Finn
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 31.95This highly practical book provides a workable action plan to help students get a PhD. Illustrated throughout with examples from a wide range of academic disciplines the book includes exercises and points for reflection as well as info on research. more...
Doctorates Downunderby Carey Denholm; Terry Evans
Australian Council for Educational Research 2006; US$ 34.95Doctorates Downunder: Keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand is a comprehensive collection of essays designed to guide prospective and current doctoral candidates through the amazing journey of doctoral study. Doctorates Downunder includes chapters on beginning candidature, selecting a supervisor, coun tering isolation and engaging support structures, working with industry, ethics, research skills and strategies, personal obstacles to completion, and maintaining an effective study, work and life balance. Carey Denholm and Terry Evans have brought together over thirty highly experienced deans of graduate studies, doctoral supervisors and academics to provide clear and practical advice for doctoral candidates in... more...
Supervising the Doctorateby Sara Delamont; Paul Atkinson; Odette Parry
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 130.00How can I get my students to produce good theses on time?. My last student failed. What could I have done to prevent it?. I am supposed to train the new supervisors: where can I get some good ideas? more...
Rewritingby Joseph Harris
Utah State University Press 2007; US$ 15.50"Like all writers, intellectuals need to say something new and say it well. But unlike many other writers, what intellectuals have to say is bound up with the books we are reading . . . and the ideas of the people we are talking with." What are the moves that an academic writer makes? How does writing as an intellectual change the way we work from sources? In Rewriting, a textbook for the undergraduate classroom, Joseph Harris draws the college writing student away from static ideas of thesis, support, and structure, and toward a more mature and dynamic understanding. Harris wants college writers to think of intellectual writing as an adaptive and social activity, and he offers them a clear set of strategies—a set of moves—for... more...
How to Get a PhDby Estelle Phillips
McGraw-Hill Education 2005; US$ 39.98Provides a practical, realistic understanding of the processes of doing research for a doctorate. This handbook for Ph D students includes a section on professional doctorates such as Ed D, D B A, and D Eng; material for supervisors of overseas, part-time, and mature students; and a diagnostic questionnaire for students to monitor progress. more...
The Unwritten Rules of PhD Researchby Gordon Rugg
McGraw-Hill Education 2004; US$ 39.98Looks at: What a PhD is really about, and how to do one well; the ''unwritten rules'' of research and of academic writing; What your supervisor actually means by terms like ''good referencing'' and ''clean research question''; How to write like a skilled researcher; and, How academic careers really work. more...
Supervising Doctorates Downunderby Carey Denholm; Terry Evans
Australian Council for Educational Research 2007; US$ 44.95Supervising Doctorates Downunder: Keys to effective supervision in Australia and New Zealand is a comprehensive collection of essays designed to assist doctoral supervisors, from candidate selection through to thesis examination and guiding candidates? transition to post-doctoral life. Supervising Doctorates Downunder includes chapters on supervision? candidature agreements, ways to build effective supervision relationships, helping candidates write and think like a researcher, reviewing pr more...
The Doctorate Worldwideby Stuart Powell; Howard Green
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 140.00Analyses the provision of doctoral education worldwide and discusses issues for educators, administrators and policy-makers when planning and delivering doctoral education programmes. Taking a country-by-country approach, this book examines doctoral study in North/South America, South Africa, Europe, Australia, India, China, Japan and Thailand. more...









