Includes bibliographical references and appendix.

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation advises doctoral students about what it really takes to write a dissertation. Written from a student advocate stance, it is a candid, informative handbook and survival manual based on the experiences of hundreds of doctoral students. It offers a realistic understanding of both the academic and the social pieces of the process and contains practical, step-by-step guidance. The book makes explicit the invisible culture of dissertation writing, giving doctoral students information that increases their likelihood of success.