Books
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.
Best, J.W., & Kanh, J.V.(2003). Research in education. Boston, MA: SAGE Publishing Inc.
Bolker, J. (1998). Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis. New York, NY: Owl Books.
Butin, D.W.(2010) The education dissertation: A guide for practitioner scholars. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Caldwell, S. (2012). Statistics unplugged (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Creswell, J.W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Davis, G.B., Parker, C.A., & Straub, D.W. (2012). Writing the doctoral dissertation: A systematic approach (3rd edition).
Fraenkel, J.F., Wallen, N.E., & Hyun, H.H. (2012). How to design and evaluate research in Education. New York: McGraw Hill.
Gall, J.P., Gall, M.D., & Borg, W.R. (1999). Applying educational research: A practical guide. New York: Longman.
Galvan, J.L. (2012). Writing literature reviews: A guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences (5th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Gay, L.R., Mills, G.E., & Airasian, P. (2012). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and application. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Office of Graduate School. Guidelines for Preparing Dissertations and Theses. Mississippi State University.
Kranthwohl, D.R. & Smith, N.L. (2005). How to prepare a dissertation proposal: Suggestions for students in education and the social and behavioral sciences. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Lawrence, L.A. (2012). The literature review: Six steps to success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Locke, L.F., Spirduso, W.W., Silverman, S.J. (2013). Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Ollhoff, J. (2011). How to write a literature review. Farmington, MN: Sparrow Media Group, Inc.
Ridley, D. (2012). The literature review (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
Roberts, C.M. (2010). The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Wentz, E.A. (2013). How to design, write, and present a successful dissertation proposal. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE publications, Inc.
Library Resources
Standard Guide
Standards for Preparing Theses and Dissertations
Dissertation Template
Theses and Dissertation Templates