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"Dunleavy illuminates the management of text. Following his recommended disciplines, he has produced an elegant, witty and spare guide for the perplexed student."--Herman Schwartz, University of Virginia
"Authoring a PhD Thesis is superb. It is so in three ways: tone; nature of the advice offered; the fact that the book itself is an exemplary illustration of the principles it recommends. After reading it, it is hard to see how many PhD students ever managed to write an acceptable thesis without reading it."--John Peck, Cardiff University
"Pleasantly written, containing a lot of helpful suggestions, sound advice, and illuminating insights into the process of writing a thesis."--Giseline Kuipers, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
"...elegantly written and contains crisp and incisive insights. I will recommend this book widely to students because it will help them significantly with the successful completion of their PhD thesis...I have gained some good ideas from reading the text."--Wyn Grant, Warwick University
"Authoring a PhD Thesis is superb. It is so in three ways: tone; nature of the advice offered; the fact that the book itself is an exemplary illustration of the principles it recommends. After reading it, it is hard to see how many PhD students ever managed to write an acceptable thesis without reading it."--John Peck, Cardiff University
"Pleasantly written, containing a lot of helpful suggestions, sound advice, and illuminating insights into the process of writing a thesis."--Giseline Kuipers, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
"...elegantly written and contains crisp and incisive insights. I will recommend this book widely to students because it will help them significantly with the successful completion of their PhD thesis...I have gained some good ideas from reading the text."--Wyn Grant, Warwick University
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Authoring a Ph.D. Thesis involves having creative ideas, working out how to organize them, writing up from plans, upgrading text, and finishing it speedily and to a good standard. It also involves being examined and getting work published. This book provides a huge range of ideas and suggestions to help Ph.D. candidates cope with both the intellectual issues involved and the practical difficulties of organizing their work effectively.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Best of the PhD. Guides.,
This review is from: Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Paperback)
Dunleavy's book is the best of the many guides to writing a PhD, especially for those in the social sciences. Aimed at thesis students rather than at graduate students more generally, the focus is on the mechanics of putting together a dissertation rather than on picking a program, choosing a committee, etc. Dunleavy answers all of those questions you want to ask your advisor but don't - how long each chapter should be, what percentage of the dissertation needs to be original work, how to write a lit review, how to structure your chapters as separate entities that nonetheless tell a cohesive story, how to revise, etc. He even gives suggested word-counts for various parts of the dissertation. Once you learn the rules, you have more confidence in breaking them!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Essential for doctoral students,
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This review is from: Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Paperback)
I wish I'd found this book at the start of my PhD. There are many out there, including some that address 'political' elements of such an undertaking. But with the focus of this book clearly addressing how to do the 'to do' items of a thesis, it is incredibly helpful. Not only does it explain what to do, it also suggests timeframes, ways to avoid common problems, and useful tips about managing the process overall. As soon as I'm supervising other doctoral candidates, I'll have it on their "essential reading list".
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4.5 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews) 23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Invaluable!,
By Gwen A Orel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Paperback)
I just defended successfully (yay!), after a serious revision, and this book was my guiding light. In all honesty I could have saved myself some serious time if I'd paid more attention to it sooner. It was particularly inspiring when I was first starting to get down on paper my first chapter... I think for anyone in that horrible phase where you have to much research and feel that you've lost your argument the book is an enormous blessing. It demonstrates how to structure a chapter, how to keep it readable, how to break down sections... It was truly my bible.It also lays out the differences between British and US models, which is interesting to know for future reference. Not a word that is merely psychobabble or self-help, but a straightforward and clear manual. 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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My map through the maze of academic writing!,
By Jill Stuart - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Paperback)
This book is an excellent guide to an under-addressed aspect of the PhD process: writing, structuring, and developing your thesis. The text fills a niche amongst all of the other `how to get your PhD' books out there, because it goes so far in depth into the authoring process.Beginning to write your thesis is a daunting thing, and there seems to be a presumption that PhD students will know how to go about the whole procedure. But of course the process is complicated, intimidating, and not always clear-but this books provides an invaluable road map. Indeed it even offers guidance for after the thesis is finished, when you want to move on to publishing. Suddenly the impossible and mysterious looks reasonable and understandable. The book is full of clear guidelines and advice, useful tips, and wit which makes it very readable too. The text is structured according to the methods being recommended, which makes it very easy to read--and that makes you appreciate the soundness of what you are learning! A book you will want to sit down and read cover-to-cover, and then keep on your shelf for regular referral back to throughout the entire PhD process! 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent Guide,
By Shannon McCabe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (Paperback)
This book is an excellent guide for anyone in the process of writing a dissertation. Although he is writing from a British point of view, he takes care to make his advice applicable to the dissertation writer in the US university system as well. He discusses structure, drafting, editing, as well as how to prepare the diss for eventual publication.The main achievement of this book is the idea that the dissertation writer is taking on another role, moving from *student writer* to *writer*. The dissertation propels the student into the position of colleague in training, and the writing is the vehicle for doing that. For the first time, thanks to this book, I have begun to look at myself as a writer contributing to the body of knowledge on the subject, not just a student producing yet another required paper to please a professor. |
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