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

by Laura Hyatt, Carol M. Roberts

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

264 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2023

Reviews

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m thankful to have found this clear and simple guide to writing a dissertation. I like how they break down each section and provide the necessary equipment and training needed to reach the top of the mountain (or, in other words, lots of tips and guidance on how to tackle each part of the dissertation).

[Jessica Adkisson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick, recommend read

While I'm reading this for class, I'm grateful for the assignment in this course. This was an engaging read and broke down the dissertation process in a way that is informative and encouraging. I will likely make this a quick refresher read each year along my journey.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfectly simple dissertation guidance

This book was assigned for an Applied Inquiry course to support writing a draft of Chapter 1 and will be a useful reference as I write the chapters of my dissertation.

[Alexandra Wieczorek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heavy on the mountain metaphor, but very useful nonetheless. I especially appreciated the checklists.

[Jeannie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise and useful guide to how to go about the whole dissertation-writing process. Would recommend!