Resources for Completing Graduate School and Dissertations
Books
Bolker, Joan. Writing Your Thesis in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Thesis. New York: H. Holt, 1998.
Glatthorn, Allan A., and Randy L. Joyner. Writing the Winning Dissertation: A Step-By-Step Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2005.
Mitchell, Lesli. The Ultimate Grad School Survival Guide. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's 1996.
Peters, Robert L. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997.
Rudestam, Kjell Erik, and Rae R. Newton. Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
Sternberg, David Joel. How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
Zerubavel, Eviatar. The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books. Boston: Harvard University Press, 1999.
Articles
Benton, Thomas H. "So You Want to Go to Grad School?" Chronicle of Higher Education, June 3, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/06/2003060301c.htm
Benton, Thomas H. "The 5 'Virtues' of Successful Graduate Students," Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2, 2003. chronicle.com/jobs/news/2003/09/2003090201c.htm
Web Sites
Graduate School
National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS) - An advocacy group for graduate-professional student needs and rights.
Association for Support of Graduate Students - Provides support tools for graduate students, particularly for the thesis and dissertation writing process.
PhD Comics - Web site that distributes the only comic strip about graduate student life designed by a Stanford PhD.
Dissertation Completion
All-but-Dissertation Survival Guide - A free monthly electronic newsletter that provides articles outlining practical strategies for dissertation completion.
Dissertation Doctor - Dissertation articles and writing tips.
Thesis News - Provides articles on a variety of topics.
Writing Your Dissertation - A site from the University of North Carolina that provides specific strategies for managing the difficulties associated with writing the dissertation.
PhinisheD - A discussion and support group for graduate students trying to finish their dissertations.