Dissertations And Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology And Related Fields

by John D. Cone, Sharon L. Foster

Dissertation and Theses from Start to Finish( Psychology and Related Fields) <> Paperback <> JohnD.Cone <> AmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)

Genres: Psychology, Writing, Research, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Education, Reference

375 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

John D. Cone, PhD, earned his BA in Psychology from Stanford University and his MS and PhD from the University of Washington. He has taught at the University of Puget Sound, West Virginia University, the University of Hawaii, United States International University, San Diego State University, and Alliant International University. He is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis, and a board certified behavior analyst. His research interests include the development of idiographic assessment methodology; autism intervention; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of large-scale service delivery systems, especially those for individuals with developmental disabilities. An executive coach and frequent organizational consultant, he is the author of several books, including Evaluating Outcomes: Empirical Tools for Effective Practice (2001). When not being professionally active, John spends his time jogging, working on his 42' trawler (Carefree II), and cruising the waters of the blue Pacific.

Reviews

[Ryan Giffen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for those first time graduate students in the Psychology, Social Sciences or related fields earning a Masters or Doctorate, this is a must have book. Cone and Foster (2006), provide an excellent overview in how to not only survive in graduate school and navigate the politics, but an excellent in-depth teachings in writing your research.

If you feel lost about how to complete a doctorate level Dissertation, this book will shed light and understanding in getting through a program successfully.

[Pam · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book included a lot of the methodology "stuff" that was included in all my coursework and what I really wanted was a book about the process of writing a dissertation from start to finish rather than things like how to choose statistical analysis methods, etc.

[DeFrance Gurley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read through this book several times during my capstone course as I conducted research on the ineffectiveness of juvenile detention. Great book!

[Elisha Lawrence · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plan to make lots of jokes about diss-ertations in the future.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reviewing this book when I began the research and writing for my dissertation paper, which I am still writing. Interestingly enough, I am still reviewing the book because I have found after all this time I keep going back into it and finding new pieces of documentation I had skimmed over or may have missed while seeking for something else.

In a way, each time I open the book it is like Christmas time and finding something new which is fantastic so it is always a new learning progress taking place which I think is fantastic! The author and publisher has done great at putting this book together so it is very easy to locate what is needed because it takes no time to locate information when using the index or reference pages.

I am very impressed with this book and would surely recommend any post graduate student that is about to undertake their dissertation or begin a thesis to highly purchase a brand new copy for themselves. Oh, and it is also quite helpful to use a highlighter if you like to make things stand out and be at attention so they can be found faster.

When I am ready to finish my dissertation I know this book will help me complete it so I am very proud and happy to have purchased an edition copy during my PhD studies a few years ago. It will come in handy when I continue them.

[Erik Gustafson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful!

[Kelly Ann Meegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful will be re-reading it now that I am in the class

[Trappercat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too impressed, did not help much more than professor's guidance.

[JodyReads]

This was totally a thing I was going to read. And then *like magic* I was finished with my dissertation and threw this to the wind. :)