The Ph. D. Process : a Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences. by Bloom, Dale F., 1949-

Full text (Emerson users only)

The reimagined PhD : navigating twenty-first century humanities education / edited by Leanne M. Horinko, Jordan M. Reed, and James M. Van Wyck.

Table of Contents: “…McGandy -- The PhD adviser-advisee relationship reimagined for the 21st century / Leonard Cassuto and James M. …”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Journey to the ph.d.

Table of Contents: “…JOURNEY TO THE Ph. D. How to Navigate the Processas African Americans; CONTENTS; FOREWORD Lift Every Voice: African American Students Surviving in Higher Education; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I ENTRANCE INTO THE ACADEMY; 1 THE PATHS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GAINING ADMISSION TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE; 2 DECIDING IF AND HOW TO PURSUE DOCTORAL WORK; 3 "DREAMS HANGING INTHE AIR LIKE SMOKE" A PERSONAL REFLECTION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION; 4 FIVE DEGREES AND A Ph. …”
Full text (Emerson users only)

PhD Is Not Enough! : a Guide to Survival in Science. by Feibelman, Peter J.

Full text (Emerson users only)

The creative PhD : challenges, opportunities, reflection / Tara Brabazon, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight. by Brabazon, Tara

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- The Creative PhD -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Notes -- 1: The Specificity of Creative-led Theses -- The Separation of the Objects -- Notes -- 2: The Creative-led PhD: A Student's Perspective -- Before -- During -- Waiting -- Journal Entry: October 24, 2018 -- After -- Notes -- 3: Strategies for Students Considering a Creative-led Doctorate -- Methodologies, Epistemologies and Ontologies -- Note -- 4: Multimodality: Reflection, Connection and Reframing -- The Bias of Communication -- Digitization and the Bias of Communication -- Multimodal Doctoral Education -- Notes…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

The relevant PhD / Hugo Letiche, Geoffrey Lightfoot. by Letiche, Hugo, Lightfoot, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION: WHY WRITE OR SUPERVISE A PRACTITIONER PhD? -- THE QUESTIONS -- A CASE -- CHAPTER 1: AS IF WRITING CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- CHAPTER 2: RELEVANCE: FROM POLITICS TO SELLING, AND BACK AGAIN -- NOTE -- CHAPTER 3: THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY: DEMOCRACY VERSUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 4: RESEARCH ETHICS AND METHODS -- RESEARCH ETHICS: WE, I / THOU AND OTHER -- RESEARCH METHODS -- CONCLUDING -- CHAPTER 5: THE AFFECT OF BEING-HERE -- NOTE -- CHAPTER 6: THE CONTENT IS THE PROCESS; THE PROCESS IS THE CONTENT…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Papa, PhD : essays on fatherhood by men in the academy / edited by Mary Ruth Marotte, Paige Martin Reynolds, and Ralph James Savarese.

Full text (Emerson users only)

The new PhD : how to build a better graduate education / Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch. by Cassuto, Leonard, 1960-, Weisbuch, Robert, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Then and now: two recent eras of reform -- Purpose, then path: a practical guide to starting the conversation -- Career diversity: a liberal arts approach to the PhD -- Admissions and attrition -- Student support and time to degree -- Curing the curriculum and examining the exam -- advising -- Students as teachers -- Degrees: what should they look like? …”
Full text (Emerson users only)

In pursuit of the PhD / William G. Bowen and Neil L. Rudenstine ; in collabortion with Julie Ann Sosa [and three others]. by Bowen, William G., Rudenstine, Neil L.

Table of Contents: Full text (Emerson users only)

Mama, PhD : women write about motherhood and academic life / edited by Elrena Evans and Caroline Grant.

Table of Contents: “…a life I never planned / Rosemarie Emanuele -- Coming to terms at full term / Natalie Kertes Weaver -- One mamá's dispensable myths and indispensable machines / Angelica Duran -- That mommy thing / Alissa McElreath -- Failure to progress : what having a baby taught me about Aristotle, advanced degrees, developmental delays, and other natural disasters / Irena Auerbuch Smith -- Infinite calculations / Della Fenster -- I stand here teaching : Tillie Olsen and maternity in the classroom / Julia Lisella -- The facts, the stories / Leah Bradshaw -- I am not a head on a stick : on being a teacher and a doctor and a mommy / Elisabeth Rose Gruner -- Lip service / Jennifer Cognard-Black -- Body double / Leslie Leyland Fields -- The long and winding road / Jean Kazez -- The bags I carried / Caroline Grant -- Of the boys / Martha Ellis Crone -- Free to be-- mom and me : finding my complicated truth as an academic daughter / Megan Pincus Kajitani -- Nontraditional academics : at home with children and a PhD / Susan Bassow, Dana Campbell, Liz Stockwell -- A great place to have a baby / Rebecca Steinitz -- Recovering academic / Jennifer Margulis -- The orange kangaroo / Nicole Cooley and Julia Spicher Kasdorf -- Ideal mama, ideal worker : negotiating guilt and shame in academe / Jean-Anne Sutherland -- In theory/in practice : on choosing children and the academy / Lisa Harper -- Motherhood is easy; graduate school is hard / Tedra Osell -- Momifesto : affirmations for the academic mother / Cynthia Kuhn [and others] -- In dreams begin possibilities--or, anybody have time for a change? …”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Path to the Ph. D. : Measuring Graduate Attrition in the Sciences and Humanities. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""The Path to the Ph. D.""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""CHANGES IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""TRANSFORMATIONS IN SIZE AND ORGANIZATION""; ""CONCERNS ABOUT RATES OF ATTRITION AND PATTERNS OF DEGREE ATTAINMENT""; ""ORIGINS AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Current Approaches To The Measurement Of Graduate Attrition ""; ""THE CONCEPT OF ""ATTRITION"" AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL""; ""CONTEMPORARY ESTIMATES OF ATTRITION""; ""University of California at Berkeley""…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

The PhD writing handbook / Desmond Thomas. by Thomas, Desmond

Table of Contents: “…The stages of PhD thesis writing -- Developing a research topic through writing -- Managing research reading -- Producing a literature review -- Exploring key concepts -- Building a structured chapter framework -- Establishing productive writing routines -- Writing clearly, concisely and coherently -- Developing academic style -- Completing a first draft -- Motivating yourself to write -- Reporting and analyzing research findings -- Completing your PhD thesis -- Writing throughout an academic career.…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

The community-based PhD : complexities and triumphs of conducting CBPR / edited by Sonya Atalay and Alexandra McCleary.

Table of Contents: “…Ensuring robusticity of research within community-based participatory research methods -- Conclusion: Complexities, triumphs, missteps, and joys of conducting community-based PhD research: What we learn from graduate student experiences / Sonya Atalay.…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

The PhD parenthood trap : caught between work and family in academia / Kerry F. Crawford and Leah C. Windsor. by Crawford, Kerry F., Windsor, Leah C.

Full text (Emerson users only)

Understanding supervision and the PhD / Moira Peelo. by Peelo, Moira T.

Full text (Emerson users only)

Getting a PhD : an Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project. by Finn, John A.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The PhD research degree; 2 You and your supervisor; 3 Project management; 4 The literature review; 5 Writing the thesis; 6 Publishing your research; 7 The PhD examination process; Appendix 1 Originality; Appendix 2 Answers to exercises; References; Index.…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Getting Your PhD : a Practical Insider's Guide. by Churchill, Harriet

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Negotiating the Research Process; 1 Motivations for Doing a PhD; 2 Formulating a Research Question; 3 Choosing and Changing Supervisor; 4 Managing the Ethics of Academia; 5 What to do With your Data; Part II Writing, Publishing and Networking; 6 Writing Up and Writer's Block; 7 Papers and Publishing; 8 Networking; 9 Missing the Deadline; 10 The Viva and Beyond; Part III Shifting Identities and Institutions; 11 Non-traditional Routes into the PhD; 12 Undertaking a PhD Part-time; 13 Combining Teaching and Doctoral Studies.…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

PhD by Published Work : A Practical Guide for Success. by Smith, Susan

Table of Contents: “…-- PhD by existing published work (retrospective route) -- PhD by published work (prospective route) -- 2 Understanding the Practicalities and Process of Doing a PhD by Published Work…”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Getting a Ph. D. in economics / Stuart J. Hillmon. by Hillmon, Stuart J.

Table of Contents: “…Preliminaries: the lowdown on academic economics and Ph. D. programs -- Applying to Ph. D. programs: it's both what you know and who you know -- Getting through the first year: welcome to boot camp -- Acing second year: getting on with graduate life -- Finding a topic and an advisor: like getting married ... to a polygamist -- Getting distracted: TAing, RAing, and the meaning of life -- Thrown in with the sharks: women and international students -- Getting a job: taking your show on the road -- Conclusion: the Ph. …”
Full text (Emerson users only)

Publishing from your PhD : negotiating a crowded jungle / Nicola F. Johnson. by Johnson, Nicola F., 1976-

Full text (Emerson users only)