I like change. In fact I embrace change and, according to Darwin, I change every day. However, what I do not embrace is the release of a new APA Publication Manual when writing my dissertation proposal. Especially when – and I’ll be nice – APA can’t even figure out what the changes are. This all [...]
I come from a long line of people who make or fix stuff. Whether it is construction or surgery – building an airport or medical procedures – we plan and measure carefully. Measure twice, cut once. That’s our motto. Surprisingly enough I found this an important lesson when selecting my dissertation committee. The following are [...]
Did you know the can opener was invented 47 years after the can? Seems a little overdue huh? However people still canned things and, most likely, they figured out some way to open them. I am almost certain people didn’t sit around for 47 years staring at cans until someone came up with an idea! [...]
So let’s start walking. Some of you may be waiting for that inevitable day when you have to start writing your proposal. You may feel you have a paucity of ideas with the best one being that you have no clue where to begin. Others may know your topic, the question(s) you want to answer, [...]
Why God didn’t get a PhD / EdD… 1. He had only one major publication. 2. It had no references and it wasn’t published in a refereed journal. 3. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results. 4. When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it by drowning his subjects. [...]
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