The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation

by Laura Hyatt; Carol Roberts

Publisher:

Corwin

, 2024

Overview

Reach the summit of the dissertation mountain.

In many ways, the journey of completing a dissertation is like climbing a mountain. It requires planning, research, teamwork, and perseverance. In this fourth edition of their best-selling book, authors Laura Hyatt and Carol Roberts address the challenges that students will face as they journey to the peak of their academic career and complete their dissertation.

Completing a dissertation is a transformative and fulfilling life experience. It requires knowledge, tenacity, and preparation for the inevitable uncertainties that will arise along the way. It also necessitates strategies and techniques for dealing with the unanticipated events that many dissertation writers face, such as procrastination, writer’s block, and the uncertainty of how to conduct a literature review or approach a methods section. This newly revised edition addresses those elements and also includes:

Indispensable information for organizing and writing a dissertation

Recommendations for identifying and writing research methods

Expanded coverage of research ethics

Insightful reflections from students who have effectively written and defended their dissertations

From preparing for the climb to enjoying the view from the summit, this book will assist you to successfully complete The Dissertation Journey.

Key Features

• Addresses student's journey to the peak of their academic career and complete their dissertation.
• Gives indispensable information for organizing and writing a dissertation.
• Expands coverage of research ethics.

Praise for The Dissertation Journey

The Dissertation Journey s the quintessential dissertation text for doctoral students. Dr. Hyatt and Dr. Roberts have produced the consummate dissertation guidebook that assists the student throughout the rigorous, yet rewarding experience. The book contains sound academic research writing guidance in a format that is understandable and accessible. This essential book is thorough and offers benefits that extend beyond the dissertation to subsequent scholarly research that the reader undertakes.

--Dr. Farzin Madjidi. Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University

This book is a best-seller and a must-read for doctoral students working on their dissertation. The Dissertation Journey by Dr. Hyatt and Dr. Roberts is a wonderful teaching tool for helping new researchers prepare for the complex process of developing and executing a formal research study. The clear and easy to follow style helps to demystify what can otherwise be a daunting process for completing a doctorate degree. I highly recommend the Dissertation Journey to all my students

--Dr. Patrick Ainsworth. School of Education, UMassGlobal, University of Massachusetts

Product Details

• Title: The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation
• Authors: Laura Hyatt, Carol Roberts
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Publisher: Corwin
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 241
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Doctor of education degree › Handbooks, manuals, etc; Dissertations, Academic › Handbooks, manuals, etc; Report writing › Handbooks, manuals, etc
• ISBNs: 9781071891285, 9781071891292, 9781071891315, 1071891286, 1071891294, 1071891316
• Resource ID: LLS:DISSERTATIONJOURNEY4
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-05T17:01:48Z