Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas R. Murray ( Robert Murray), 1921- Theses and dissertations : a guide to planning, research, and writing / R. Murray Thomas and Dale L. Brubaker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89789-746-3 (alk. paper) 1. Dissertations, Academic--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Brubaker, Dale L. II. Title. LB2369.T458 2000 808′.02--dc21 00-028904
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by R. Murray Thomas and Dale L. Brubaker All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-028904 ISBN: 0-89789-746-3 First published in 2000 Bergin & Garvey, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |