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The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research
McGraw-Hill Education 2004; US$ 140.00Looks 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...
Skills Training in Research Degree Programmes
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 210.00Aims to provide coverage of Skills Training in Research Degree Programmes in the UK, providing chapters that are suitable for academics, trainers and research administrators. This book examines the politics of skills training and its implications for academic culture as well as providing support and advice for practitioners and policy makers. more...
Being Bright is Not Enough
Charles C Thomas 2010; US$ 32.95This third edition has been well revised and continues with the ideas expressed in the previous two editions. The details and reactions in light of experiences of the intervening years have been updated and expanded. This particularly interesting book is written from a student advocacy perspective, intended to speak to non-traditional students as well... more...
Supervising the Doctorate
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 63.95How 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...
Supervising Doctorates Downunder
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?... more...
The Doctorate Worldwide
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 89.00Analyses 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...
Achieving Your Professional Doctorate
McGraw-Hill Education 2008; US$ 140.00Offers an analysis of the issues that could be encountered when developing research in a professional practice setting. This work is suitable for professional practitioners wishing to integrate their expertise with the acquisition of advanced research knowledge and skill to directly inform and influence practice. more...
Stepping Stones to Achieving Your Doctorate
McGraw-Hill Education 2008; US$ 140.00The starting point to achieve your doctorate is to appreciate how examiners examine doctoral theses. This book focuses on how doctoral candidates can raise levels of thinking about their topic, their research process and their contribution(s) to knowledge. It emphasises the nature of conceptualization sought by examiners within theses. more...
Killing Thinking
Continuum International Publishing 2005; US$ 130.00The more it costs, the less it's worth. (Student slogan, London, 2003) "We are told that this world represents our best hope for intellectual vitality and creativity. We are also told that we should pay more to enter it and experience its rich resources. Yet those rich resources are increasingly marginalized by cultures of assessment and regulation,... more...









