Are you thinking about embarking on postgraduate qualifications? Are you unsure how to juggle the challenges of a doctorate alongside your clinical workload and personal responsibilities? Then this new book from academic and health professional Dr Janet Deane is for you. Written from personal experience, Doctorate: Finding Your Way will help you navigate the entire process of your PhD journey, from choosing your research topic to undertaking the course and assessment, obtaining funding, managing your time, and optimising your health and wellbeing. The book is packed full of tips and advice from other health professionals who have successfully completed their doctorates. This book will be especially useful for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who are considering doctoral research with a view to becoming future research leaders in their field.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Foreword - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. viii 7. About the Author - p. ix 8. Section 1 Finding Your Way in Doctoral Research - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 A Personal Journey - p. 2 10. Chapter 2 The Doctoral Process - p. 7 11. Chapter 3 Funding Your Way - p. 15 12. Chapter 4 Project Management - p. 28 13. Chapter 5 Supervision and Mentorship - p. 36 14. Chapter 6 Personal Development and Career Planning - p. 47 15. Chapter 7 Health and Well-Being - p. 59 16. Chapter 8 The Doctoral Parent and Caregiver - p. 69 17. Chapter 9 Academic Writing - p. 83 18. Chapter 10 Thesis Writing - p. 93 19. Chapter 11 Viva Voce - p. 106 20. Chapter 12 Celebrating Success - p. 117 21. Chapter 13 Paying It Forward - p. 126 22. Section 2 Interviews With Experienced Healthcare Professionals Involved in Research - p. 133 23. Chapter 14 Overview of Interviews With Experienced Healthcare Professionals in Research - p. 134 24. Chapter 15 Undertaking a Professional Doctorate - p. 135 25. Chapter 16 Applying for Doctoral Funding and Learning From Experience - p. 138 26. Chapter 17 The Reality of Doctoral Project Management - p. 140 27. Chapter 18 Reflections From an Experienced Doctoral Supervisor and Mentor - p. 144 28. Chapter 19 Doctoral Development and Career Planning - p. 147 29. Chapter 20 Health and Well-Being From the Perspective of a Doctoral Student - p. 149 30. Chapter 21 Experience of Being a Doctoral Parent - p. 152 31. Chapter 22 Writing Your Way - p. 155 32. Chapter 23 Writing a Doctoral Thesis From the Perspective of an Experienced Examiner - p. 158 33. Chapter 24 The Viva Voce Is Your Time to Shine - p. 163 34. Chapter 25 Celebrate Your Impact and Success - p. 167 35. Chapter 26 Share Your Privilege - p. 170 36. Section 3 Conclusions - p. 172 37. Section 4 Resources - p. 173 38. Index - p. 174
Are you thinking about embarking on postgraduate qualifications? Are you unsure how to juggle the challenges of a doctorate alongside your clinical workload and personal responsibilities? Then this new book from academic and health professional Dr Janet Deane is for you. Written from personal experience, Doctorate: Finding Your Way will help you navigate the entire process of your PhD journey, from choosing your research topic to undertaking the course and assessment, obtaining funding, managing your time, and optimising your health and wellbeing. The book is packed full of tips and advice from other health professionals who have successfully completed their doctorates. This book will be especially useful for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who are considering doctoral research with a view to becoming future research leaders in their field.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Foreword - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. viii 7. About the Author - p. ix 8. Section 1 Finding Your Way in Doctoral Research - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 A Personal Journey - p. 2 10. Chapter 2 The Doctoral Process - p. 7 11. Chapter 3 Funding Your Way - p. 15 12. Chapter 4 Project Management - p. 28 13. Chapter 5 Supervision and Mentorship - p. 36 14. Chapter 6 Personal Development and Career Planning - p. 47 15. Chapter 7 Health and Well-Being - p. 59 16. Chapter 8 The Doctoral Parent and Caregiver - p. 69 17. Chapter 9 Academic Writing - p. 83 18. Chapter 10 Thesis Writing - p. 93 19. Chapter 11 Viva Voce - p. 106 20. Chapter 12 Celebrating Success - p. 117 21. Chapter 13 Paying It Forward - p. 126 22. Section 2 Interviews With Experienced Healthcare Professionals Involved in Research - p. 133 23. Chapter 14 Overview of Interviews With Experienced Healthcare Professionals in Research - p. 134 24. Chapter 15 Undertaking a Professional Doctorate - p. 135 25. Chapter 16 Applying for Doctoral Funding and Learning From Experience - p. 138 26. Chapter 17 The Reality of Doctoral Project Management - p. 140 27. Chapter 18 Reflections From an Experienced Doctoral Supervisor and Mentor - p. 144 28. Chapter 19 Doctoral Development and Career Planning - p. 147 29. Chapter 20 Health and Well-Being From the Perspective of a Doctoral Student - p. 149 30. Chapter 21 Experience of Being a Doctoral Parent - p. 152 31. Chapter 22 Writing Your Way - p. 155 32. Chapter 23 Writing a Doctoral Thesis From the Perspective of an Experienced Examiner - p. 158 33. Chapter 24 The Viva Voce Is Your Time to Shine - p. 163 34. Chapter 25 Celebrate Your Impact and Success - p. 167 35. Chapter 26 Share Your Privilege - p. 170 36. Section 3 Conclusions - p. 172 37. Section 4 Resources - p. 173 38. Index - p. 174
