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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: How to Finish Your Dissertation
Description: Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
A process focused approach to completing a dissertation and other academic writing
The function of a dissertation and how it’s often misunderstood
The importance of the research question
The shift from student to scholar
How delaying writing saves time
The differences between fast writing, editing, and proof-reading
Our guests are: Dr. Sonja K. Foss and Dr. William Waters. Sonja and William are the coauthors of Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation (Rowman & Littlefield). They offer writing retreats and present workshops at unive...