Writing a Watertight Thesis

Mike Bottery is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Hull, UK.Nigel Wright is Lecturer in Education at the University of Hull, UK.Mark A. Fabrizi is Associate Professor of English Education at Eastern Connecticut State University, USA.

• Preface to the Second Edition Part I: Getting Ready1. The Need for a Watertight Thesis2. Demystifying the Doctoral Process3. What Does It Take to Complete a Doctorate?4. Making Sure That Your Doctorate is Original5. Structuring Your Doctoral ProposalPart II: Moving into the Doctorate6. The Supervisory Relationship: Roles, Models and Mystification7. Change and Problem-Solving in the Supervisory Relationship 8. Structuring in the Early Stages9. Focusing on the Major Research Question10. Creating Your Research Sub-QuestionsPart III: Moving through the Doctorate11. Linking the Research Sub-Questions to the Thesis Chapters12. Making the Early Chapters Watertight13. Judging the Doctoral Quality of Your Work14. Making the Middle Chapters Watertight15. Making the Later Chapters WatertightPart IV: Moving out of the Doctorate16. The Examiners’ Need for Structural Clarity17. Preparing for the Summative Viva - and After18. Structuring and Publishing Your First Articles ReferencesIndex

A matchless guide to undertaking a doctorate that charts the doctoral journey with the voice of experience and demystifies the arcane. This impressively accessible commentary constitutes an essential primer for any doctoral aspirant seeking to create a watertight thesis and keep the venture afloat on an even keel.