How to Finish and Defend Your Dissertation: Strategies to Complete the Professional Practice Doctorate (The Concordia University Leadership Series) - Hardcover

Grant, Cynthia; Tomal, Daniel R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1475804008 ISBN 13: 9781475804003

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013

Synopsis

This CHOICE award winning author has teamed up with a Chair of the Department of Research at Concordia University Chicago to write a comprehensive book on finishing and defending a dissertation. A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully passing the dissertation defense such as: preparing and finishing the manuscript, using cloud-based communities, preparing presentations, using effective communication strategies, managing stress, motivating yourself, revising and editing the manuscript, publishing and presenting the final dissertation and more.

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About the Author

Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D.is a Professor at Concordia University Chicago teaching in the educational leadership and doctoral programs and serves on many doctoral committees. He is a consultant and an author of thirteen books such as Action Research for Educators, Managing Human Resources and Collective Bargaining, and Resource Management for School Administrators (with Craig Schilling) and Leading School Change (with Marge Trybus and Craig Schilling) by Rowman & Littlefield Education, and has made guest appearances on many national radio and television shows. Cynthia Grant, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., is an Associate Professor of Research and Chair of the Department of Research in the Division of Research and Doctoral Programs at Concordia University Chicago. She has worked with many doctoral candidates in various disciplines, including educational leadership, higher education, organizational leadership, psychology, and social work. She is a licensed clinical social worker and is highly attuned to the emotional perseverance and resiliency required to successfully complete a dissertation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475804008
• ISBN 13: 9781475804003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334