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Writing Your Doctoral Dissertationby Rita S. Brause
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 39.95Provides practical tips and examples from real life for doctoral students who may not be aware of the problems and pitfalls of writing a doctoral dissertation. more...
Moving On in Your Careerby Barbara Graham; Lynda Ali
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 68.95Shows what is required to make a continuing career in academic research and gives advice on taking alternative career paths. The authors provide advice on sources of advertised and unadvertised vacancies as well as practical search skills. more...
How to Get a Research Degreeby Leonie Elphinstone; Robert Schweitzer
Allen & Unwin 1999; US$ 19.60A practical guide to writing a Masters or Doctoral thesis which covers both academic and personal issues. more...
Doctoral Study in Contemporary Higher Educationby Howard Green; Stuart Powell
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 130.00Howard Green is Chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education and the Modern Universities Research group. Formerly Dean of the Research and Graduate School, he is now Pro Vice Chancellor with responsibility for planning and innovation at Staffordshire University. He is Professor of Urban Planning at Staffordshire and Visiting Professor of Urban Planning at both Leeds Metropolitan University and Lille 1 University. Stuart Powell is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of Research Degrees at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also Honorary Secretary of the UK Council for Graduate Education. His original research interests were in the understanding and education of individuals with special needs ? in particular those with autism.... more...
Effective Postgraduate Supervisionby Adrian Eley; Roy Jennings
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 45.98This practical guide is based on a series of successful workshops on postgraduate supervision and presents the most frequently encountered difficulties in the student/supervisor relationship. Detailed but concise case studies offer realistic solutions to the thirty issues discussed, including:. Conflict. Culture. Distance. Funding. Isolation. Language. Management. Plagiarism. Priority. Time. Transfer. Write-up. Each case study raises important questions to generate discussion, and suggests solutions and preventative measures. The book also includes a section that shows how the case studies can be used in a teaching workshop setting. Effective Postgraduate Supervision is essential reading for supervisors of postgraduate degrees including those... more...
Successful Research Careersby Sara Delamont; Paul Atkinson
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 130.00It is not hard to be a research active academic, or to build a research group, or to create a research culture. Here are sensible strategies available to everyone, and that empower everyone in higher education. Seizing the opportunities, refusing to be a victim, and ¿ most importantly ¿ learning how the system works, are among the strategies available to anyone motivated to succeed. This book takes a radical, unstuffy look at higher education. It is of interest and relevance to anyone working in the higher education sector. Based on the authors¿ research on research groups, and on their experience as Head of Department, Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, the book provides advice for younger academics making their way in the system, and for more... more...
The PhD Application Handbookby Peter Bentley
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 39.98A PhD is one of the most ambitious and exciting things you can do in your life. Upon successful completion you will be a doctor ¿ and a world authority in your chosen area. Each year several thousand graduate students apply to do a PhD at universities in the UK. Many are not successful ¿ they are unable to find a suitable university, or a supervisor, or decide on a suitable research project, or they cannot obtain funding to pay their fees and bills. Most students fail to obtain a PhD because they have one of these aspects wrong at the start. The PhD Application Handbook is the first ever comprehensive handbook for people wishing to apply for a PhD in the UK. more...
The Doctoral Examination Processby Penny Tinkler
McGraw-Hill Education 2004; US$ 130.00Details what is the PhD viva for and how can students prepare for it. This work shows what supervisors can consider when selecting PhD examiners. It demonstrates how examiners can assess a PhD thesis and conduct the viva. more...
Professional Doctoratesby David Scott
McGraw-Hill Education 2004; US$ 130.00Considers the varying nature of the professional doctorate, as well as its history, development, and future. Drawing upon comparative case profiles of three professional doctorates, this book explores experiences and issues emerging from their pedagogy. more...
Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Centuryby Gregory M. Colón Semenza
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 26.00A guide to forging a successful academic career for graduate students. more...