TY - BOOK AU - Durkin,Diane Bennett TI - Dissertation practice: a journal for learning SN - 9781032858005 U1 - 378.242 DUR 23 PY - 2025/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Academic writing KW - EDUCATION / Study Skills KW - EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science KW - EDUCATION / Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Writing as a convergence of thinking, talking, and reading -- Practices for the problem statement -- Writing the literature review -- Writing the methodology -- Writing up findings -- Writing the discussion -- Reader-based writing : reviewing, revising, sharpening, and editing N2 - "Dissertation Practice: A Journal for Learning is an interactive resource that promotes journaling to engender key dissertation practices, through activities and exercises. It is rooted in the view that students can use journaling to promote thought, and that the privacy of journal entries ensures comfort and familiarity. This personal context, along with the book's open prompts, allows students to engage in extended and alternative thinking"-- ER -