Research and Thesis Writing

This book provides masters and doctoral students with an in-depth and comprehensive guide to the process of writing a thesis or dissertation. It breaks down this often foreboding and overwhelming goal into achievable steps, presenting models that prepare readers for each stage of the process. Within each step, the authors supply all the tools and detailed instructions necessary for the successful completion of a thesis or dissertation. Along the way, the book offers readers skills and techniques that can help them cope more effectively with the psychological or emotional blocks that often get in the way of accomplishing their goal.

About the Author
P. Paul Heppner is Professor and Chair; Co-Director of the Center for Multicultural Research, Training and Consultation in the department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the Editor of The Counseling Psychologist journal and sits on the editorial board of several journals. He received his Ph.D. from University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has another book with Brooks/Cole, WRITING AN DPUBLISHING YOUR THESIS, DISSERTATION, & RESEARCH: A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS. Dr. Mary Heppner is an Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her research interests include women’s career development, career transitions, multicultural issues in therapy, rape prevention, teaching enhancement, and training issues. She also teaches a course in scientific writing that served as the inspiration for WRITING AND PUBLISHING YOUR THESIS, DISSERTATION, AND RESEARCH: A GUIDE FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS STUDENT. Mary has received numerous awards, including the John Holland Award for Research in Career Development, the Kemper Award for Outstanding Teaching, and the Early Scientist-Practitioner Award. She also received a Fulbright Fellowship to Taiwan. She is the author of over 70 articles, book chapters and books.