Dissertations

Finding a Dissertation

Forest Institute Theses and Dissertations

As of August 2009, this collection has been added to the Forest Library Catalog.

To view all Forest theses and dissertations, perform the keyword search n:thesis in the Forest Library Catalog

To view Forest Master's thesis records only, perform the keyword search n:"thesis m a" in the Forest Library Catalog.

To view Forest dissertation records only, perform the keyword search n:"thesis psy d" in the Forest Library Catalog.

PsycINFO (via EBSCO)

11% of the PsycINFO database consists of dissertation abstracts.

Click on the Search Options button to refine your search by Publication Type: Dissertation Abstract

ProQuest Psychology Journals (via ProQuest)

Contains 4,000 full text dissertations representing a range of psychology disciplines for years 2000-2006.

Refine search by Publication Type: Dissertations

Digital dissertations (available via open access) can be found in the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.

Borrowing or Purchasing a Dissertation

If you have a citation already, try searching the library catalog of the school that granted the degree.

Our ILL Department can borrow dissertations one at a time for you. For the present time, the Library is absorbing any loan fees.

If you are willing to pay $30.00, the Library can order you an unbound personal copy from ProQuest/UMI.

Starting, Working On, Writing or Finishing Your Thesis or Dissertation Project

Want to find more in the SWAN Library Catalog? Use the following suggested subject headings:

Dissertations, Academic.

Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship.

Dissertations Academic – Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Proposal Writing in Research.

Completing your thesis or dissertation : professors share their techniques and strategies / Fred Pyrczak, editor. Los Angeles, CA : Pyrczak Pub., c2000. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .C64 2000

The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2008. Call number: FIPP Reserves Q180.55.M4 B66 2008

The dissertation journey : a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation / Carol M. Roberts. Thousand Oaks : CA, c2004. Call number: FIPP General LB1742 .R63 2004

The elements of an effective dissertation and thesis : a step-by-step guide to getting it right the first time / Raymond L. Calabrese. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .C275 2006

Getting mentored in graduate school / W. Brad Johnson and Jennifer M. Huwe. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2003. Call number: FIPP General LB2371 .J62 2003

Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation : a handbook for students and faculty / James E. Mauch, Namgi Park. New York : M. Dekker, c2003. 5th ed. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .M377 2003

How to complete and survive a doctoral dissertation / by David Sternberg. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, c1981. Call number: FIPP General LB2386 .S74 1981

How to prepare a dissertation proposal : suggestions for students in education and the social and behavioral sciences / David R. Krathwohl, Nick L. Smith. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .K723 2005

How to write a thesis / Harry Teitelbaum. [Australia ; United States] : Thomson/Arco, c2003. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .T36 2003

The portable dissertation advisor / Miles T. Bryant. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2004. Call number: FIPP General LB1742 .B79 2004

Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals / Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, Stephen J. Silverman. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2007. Call number: FIPP General Q180.55.P7 L63 2007

The psychologist's companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers / Robert J. Sternberg ; chapter 5 was contributed by Richard C. Sherman and Beth Dietz-Uhler ; chapter 7 and appendix B were contributed by Chris Leach. New York : Cambridge University Press, c2005. Call number: FIPP General BF76.8 .S73 2005

Revising your dissertation : advice from leading editors / edited by Beth Luey. Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2007. Updated ed. Call number: LB2369 .R49 2004

Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process / Kjell Erik Rudestam, Rae R. Newton. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2007. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .R83 2007

Writing and publishing your thesis, dissertation, and research : a guide for students in the helping professions / P. Paul Heppner, Mary J. Heppner. Belmont, CA : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, c2004. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .H47 2004

Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day : a guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis / Joan Bolker. New York : H. Holt, 1998. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .B57 1998

Writing your thesis / Paul Oliver. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2004. Call number: FIPP General LB2369 .O45 2004

Writing Your Literature Review

Want to find more in the SWAN Library Catalog? Use the following suggested subject headings:

Psychology -- Research.

Psychology -- Authorship.

Conducting research literature reviews : from the Internet to paper / Arlene Fink. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005. Call number: FIPP General Q180.55.M4 F56 2005

Preparing literature reviews : qualitative and quantitative approaches / M. Ling Pan. Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Publishing, c2008. 3rd. ed.

FIPP General Q180.55.E9 P36 2008

Writing literature reviews : a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences / Jose L. Galvan. Glendale, CA : Pyrczak, c2006. Call number: FIPP Reserves H61.8 .G34 2006

Writing An Annotated Bibliography

How to write an annotated bibliography (University of California, Santa Cruz Library)

Evaluating research in academic journals : a practical guide to realistic evaluation / Fred Pyrczak. Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Pub., c2008. Call number: FIPP Reserves H62 .P97 2008

Doing Your Literature Search

Want to find more in the SWAN Library Catalog? Use the following suggested subject headings:

Psychology -- Research.

Searching, Bibliographical.

Social sciences -- Research.

Doing a literature search : a comprehensive guide for the social sciences / Chris Hart. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage, 2001. Call number: FIPP Reserves H62 .H2567 2001

Library use : handbook for psychology / Jeffrey G. Reed and Pam M. Baxter. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2003. Call number: FIPP Reserves BF76.8 .R43 2003

The Oxford guide to library research / Thomas Mann. New York : Oxford University Press, c2005. Call number: FIPP Reserves Z710 .M23 2005

Research strategies : finding your way through the information fog / by William B. Badke. New York : IUniverse, Inc., c2008. Call number: FIPP Reserves Z710 .B23 2008 or access ONLINE.
Includes chapters on 1. Taking Charge – 2. Databases – 3. Information Fog – 4. Periodical Maze – 5. Internet Research – 6. Other Resources – 7. Case Studies – 8. Learning to Read – 9. Organizing Notes – 10. Research Writing.

Student guide to research in the digital age : how to locate and evaluate information sources / Leslie F. Stebbins. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, c2006. Call number: FIPP Reserves ZA3075 .S74 2006

Plagiarism

Want to find more in the SWAN Library Catalog? Use the following suggested subject heading:

Plagiarism

BOOKS

Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success / Charles Lipson. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004. Call number: FIPP General PN171.F56 L56 2004

Understanding plagiarism : a student guide to writing your own work / Rosemarie Menager-Beeley, Lyn Paulos. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2006. Call number: FIPP General PN167 .M46 2006

What every student should know about avoiding plagiarism / Linda Stern. New York : Pearson/Longman, c2007. Call number: FIPP General PN167 .S74 2007

TUTORIALS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS

How to Recognize Plagiarism (Indiana University Bloomington School of Education) -- Review the examples and practice exercises -- You can take the test as a non-IU student and print out a completion certificate

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It [brochure] (Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University at Bloomington)

Plagiarism: A Tutorial (The William and Anita Newman Library, Baruch College, The City University of New York) -- Informational only (you will not be able to do the interactive exercise)

The St. Martin's Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism (Bedford/St. Martin's) -- Informational only (no exercises or quiz)

You Quote It, You Note It! (Acadia University Vaughan Memorial Library) -- Informational only (no exercises or quiz)

OTHER WEB RESOURCES

Avoiding Plagiarism (The Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Plagiarism.org (Turnitin.com)

Citing Using APA Style

Want to find more in the SWAN Library Catalog? Use the following suggested subject heading:

Psychology -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

**Highly Recommended *Recommended

QUICK REFERENCE BOOKS

APA: the easy way / by Peggy M. Houghton and Timothy J. Houghton. [Flint, Mich.]: Baker College, 2007. We have received but the book hasn't been cataloged yet as of 22 September 2008. The book discusses use of Microsoft Word 2007.

Concise rules of APA style. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2005. Call number: FIPP General BF76.7 .C66 2005

*Pocket guide to APA style / Robert Perrin. Boston : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, c2009. 3rd ed.
Call number: FIPP Ready Reference BF76.7 .P47 2009

What every student should know about citing sources with APA documentation / Chalon E. Anderson, Amy T. Carrell, Jimmy L. Widdifield, Jr. Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2007. Call number: FIPP Ready Reference BF76.7 .A55 2007

COMPREHENSIVE BOOKS

*APA Style Guide to Electronic References (June 2007). Call number: FIPP Ready Reference PN171.F56 A63 2007

Displaying your findings : a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations / Adelheid A.M. Nicol and Penny M. Pexman. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2003. Call number: FIPP Ready Reference BF76.8 .N53 2003

Mastering APA style : student's workbook and training guide / Harold Gelfand, Charles J. Walker & the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2002. Call number: FIPP Ready Reference BF76.8 .G452 2002

Presenting your findings : a practical guide for creating tables / Adelheid A.M. Nicol & Penny M. Pexman. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c1999. Call number: FIPP New Books HA31 .N52 1999

**Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2010. 6th edition. Call number: FIPP Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010

Link to What's New in the Sixth Edition

Link to Corrections to Sixth Edition First Printing

Link to APA excerpt on DOIs

FOREST INSTITUTE STYLE AND FORMAT GUIDE

**Style and Format Guidelines for the Thesis and Clinical Dissertation (Forest community only)

See references section on pages 81-83.

Citing Electronic Resources (Forest Institute Library handout)

APA Style Guides on the Web

APA Formatting and Style Guide (The Purdue Online Writing Lab--OWL)

Basics of APA style [tutorial] (APA)

Citing Legal Materials in APA Style (Westfield State College Ely Library)

The APA style of citing legal materials is based on a publication called The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Please also consider using the APA Publication Manual (which has examples for legal cases and statutes).

APA Style: The Social Sciences (dianahacker.com)

Citing Software for APA Style

Cite While You Write (CWYW)
Cite While You Write is an EndNote Web Plug-in which can be used for insertion of references and the automatic formatting of citations and bibliographies while writing papers in Word. CWYW is meant to be used with references from a library created in EndNote Web. To install CWYW, login to your EndNote Web account. Then click on the link for Download Installers. Review documents for system requirements and installation instructions. Then download either the Windows or Mac version. Tutorials for this plug-in are available.

APA Style Citation Generators

Note: Citation generators may be useful for quick, one-off citations but would be inefficient for a large list of citations. Any citation generated would have to be double-checked to make sure that the generator did not make an error (so they are NOT foolproof).

KnightCite
Created and maintained by the Hekman Library at Calvin College. Upon site registration, you can save your citations and bibliographies to your account.

NoodleBib Express
Provided by NoodleTools Inc., this free tool can be used for creating a few citations on your own. Requires copying and pasting the citation created into your document (otherwise not saved).