TY - BOOK AU - Roberts,Carol TI - The dissertation journey: a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation SN - 9781412977975 AV - LB1742.R643.D577 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Corwin Press KW - Doctor of education degree KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Report writing KW - Writing KW - Academic Dissertations as Topic KW - Handbook N1 - Do you have what it takes? --; What exactly is a dissertation? --; What are the ethical considerations in research? --; Choosing a dissertation topic --; Creating your dissertation team --; Dissertation support groups --; Organizing yourself --; Using the internet and technology to conduct research --; Reviewing the literature --; Mastering the academic style --; Writing the introduction --; Selecting and describing the methodology --; Holding the proposal meeting --; Analyzing and presenting the results --; Summarizing and discussing the results --; The oral defense: d-day --; The next peak N2 - A doctorate in education has become a requirement in many states to become a district-level administrator. This title focuses on the practical aspects of writing and organizing a dissertation, in particular the psychological and social hurdles that are involved ER -