<p><i>"This text moves beyond simplistic ''procedures to follow'' to in-depth discussions of stages in the research process, providing strong reference points and examples for students embarking on the disciplined inquiry of thesis and dissertation research. A valuable text for proposal writing classes, faculty members who direct dissertations and theses, and students throughout the research process."</i><br/>¿Betty J. Alford, Chair of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership<br/>Stephen F. Austin State University</p><p><i>"Graduate students will be in debt to professors Thomas and Brubaker for providing a long-overdue guide to the rite of passage known as theses and dissertations. This book is realistic, clear, and refreshingly sensitive to what students need to know."<br/></i>¿Seymour B. Sarason, Professor of Psychology Emeritus<br/>Yale University</p><p><b><i>Take the anxiety out of preparing your thesis or dissertation!</i></b></p><p>This revised classic helps graduate st