Managing Dissertation Course Loads: Getting Dissertation Students to a Regular Writing Habit

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Abstract

The dissertation is the pinnacle of student academic writing, a challenge for student and chair alike. This study follows 27 dissertation writing doctoral students from Fall 2015 to Spring 2017, finding that students who engaged a regular writing habit were more likely to graduate. Student/alumni perspectives are shared.

Author

• Crystal Renee Chambers, East Carolina University