Intro
Earning an M.A., M.Div., or a Ph.D. is a daunting task! From passing comprehensive exams to proposing, researching, writing, and defending a thesis or dissertation, it takes a lot of work. While you are doing all this, you may also be applying for an academic job or postdoc! The resources below, sourced through the CTS Learning Commons Catalog or from reputable resources from around the web, can help you with all aspects of the writing process, including:
- developing a pedagogy of teaching/philosophy of education
- hermeneutics/research methodology
- writing rhetoric/theory
- surviving comprehensive exams
- writing a dissertation proposal
- writing the dissertation
- advice on entering the academic publishing market
- writing related to the academic job market
Theses and Dissertation Repositories
One of the best ways to learn about what makes a good thesis or dissertation is to read other theses and dissertations. Below are links to theses and dissertation repositories.
- American Doctoral Dissertations This link opens in a new windowThe newly enhanced database includes more than 172,000 theses and dissertations in total, including 80,000 new citations for theses and dissertations from 1902 to the present.The new citations include a link to access the full text when available.
- EBSCO Open Dissertations This link opens in a new windowA collection of theses and dissertations from around the world, including links to institutional repositories for access to the full text.
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new windowThe Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
- Open Access Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new windowOATD.org is free resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes 6,282,879 theses and dissertations.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Open Access This link opens in a new windowPQDT Open provides the full-text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
- Theological Research Exchange Network This link opens in a new windowTren indexes over 10,000 theological theses/dissertations representing research from as many as 70 different institutions. TREN also makes available conference papers presented at annual meetings of several academic societies including the Evangelical Theological Society, the American Society of Church History, and the Society for Pentecostal Studies.
Readings on Thesis & Dissertation Writing
How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation by Call Number: LB2386 .S74 1981ISBN: 0312396066Publication Date: 1981-06-15
Writing a Watertight Thesis by Call Number: LB2369 .B688 2019ISBN: 1350046957Publication Date: 2019-05-02
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Min by Call Number: LB2369 .B57 1998ISBN: 9780805048919Publication Date: 1998-08-15
Writing a Dissertation for Dummies by Call Number: LB2369 .W889 2010ISBN: 9781119996019Publication Date: 2011-01-06
Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation by Call Number: LB2369 .L814 2008ISBN: 9781412942249Publication Date: 2007-12-21
Academic Job Search Resources
The Academic's Handbook, Fourth Edition by Call Number: LB1778.2 .A24 2020ISBN: 9781478012641Publication Date: 2020-09-21
The Perfect Cover Letter by Call Number: HF5383 .B325 2004ebISBN: 0471481416Publication Date: 2004-02-15
Books on Academic Publishing and Writing
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing by Call Number: PN146.R63 2011ISBN: 9780470949184Publication Date: 2011-02-09
Recommended Books on Rhetoric, Methodology, and Pedagogy
Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times by ISBN: 9780807861134Publication Date: 2003-07-11
The Essential Guide to Rhetoric by Call Number: PE1408 .K435 2008ISBN: 9780312472399Publication Date: 2008-02-22
Essentials of Research Design and Methodology by Call Number: BF76.5 .M317 2005ebISBN: 0471718203Publication Date: 2005-03-11
Ten Lessons in Theory by Call Number: PE1403 .T46 2013ISBN: 9781623561642Publication Date: 2013-08-01
Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide by Call Number: PN81 .T97 2006ISBN: 9780415974097Publication Date: 2006-08-14
Critique and Postcritique by Call Number: PN81 .C853 2017ISBN: 9780822363613Publication Date: 2017-04-07
The Handbook of Critical Theory by Call Number: B809.3 .H36 1999ISBN: 0631183817Publication Date: 1999-05-04
Introduction to Critical Theory by Call Number: HM24 .H457 1980ISBN: 0520041755Publication Date: 1980-10-13
Personal Construct Methodology by Call Number: BF698.9.P47 P47 2011ebISBN: 9781119953623Publication Date: 2011-11-17
Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology by Call Number: BL41 .S49 2005ISBN: 9780791483251Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Open Space Learning: A Study in Transdisciplinary Pedagogy by Call Number: LB1032 .M628 2011ISBN: 9781849662314Publication Date: 2011
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education by ISBN: 9780470997185Publication Date: 2008-04-15
Critical Minds and Discerning Hearts by Call Number: LC1099 .T35 2003ISBN: 0827204914Publication Date: 2003-06-01
Critical Narrative As Pedagogy by Call Number: LC196 .G66 2014ISBN: 9781623566890Publication Date: 2014-05-15
The Critical Pedagogy Reader by Call Number: LC196 .C758 2003ISBN: 0415922615Publication Date: 2002-11-22
Critical Theories in Education by Call Number: LC196 .C76 1999ISBN: 0415922399Publication Date: 1999-03-16
Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice by Call Number: C5803.F5 .F53 2011ebISBN: 9781926836218Publication Date: 2011-12-01
Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy by Call Number: LC192 .2 .B47 2016ISBN: 9781138854550Publication Date: 2015-09-14
Methods in Educational Research by Call Number: LB1028 .L586 2010ebISBN: 9780470588673Publication Date: 2010-03-30
On Critical Pedagogy by Call Number: LC196 .G57 2011ebISBN: 9781441162540Publication Date: 2011-06-16
A Pedagogy for Liberation by Call Number: LB41 .S554 1987ISBN: 0897891058Publication Date: 1986-11-30
Qualitative Research in Theological Education by Call Number: BV1471 .3 .Q355 2018ISBN: 9780334056775Publication Date: 2018-09-30
Religious Education and the Brain by Call Number: BL42 .L37 2000ISBN: 0809139340Publication Date: 2000-07-01
Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy by Call Number: LC1011 .R428 2014ISBN: 1579229840Publication Date: 2014-04-03
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice by Call Number: LC196 .5.U6 T43 2016ISBN: 9781138023338Publication Date: 2016-02-03
Transforming the Academy by Call Number: LB2331 .T727 2016ISBN: 9780813565095Publication Date: 2016-05-05
