R. Murray Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.Dale L. Brubaker is Professor, Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He is the coauthor of Theses and Dissertations: a Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing (Bergin & Garvey, 2000).

• Preface Introduction Choosing and Defining a Research Topic Searching the Professional Literature Developing a Proposal Getting Help Devising Data-Collecton Procedures Organizing the Collected Information Interpreting the Results Writing the Report Defending the Finished Product Publishing the Study Appendices Index

R. Murray Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.Dale L. Brubaker is Professor, Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He is the coauthor of Theses and Dissertations: a Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing (Bergin & Garvey, 2000).

• Preface Introduction Choosing and Defining a Research Topic Searching the Professional Literature Developing a Proposal Getting Help Devising Data-Collecton Procedures Organizing the Collected Information Interpreting the Results Writing the Report Defending the Finished Product Publishing the Study Appendices Index