Recent Changes

Must be registered for (at least) EDCI or EDLS 712. This may mean additional enrollment hours if you are hoping to defend early.
Once beginning dissertation hours, candidates must be continuously enrolled in dissertation hours.
Dr. Putnam developed this useful graphic timeline for candidates considering defending their proposal prior to coursework completion.
{Dissertation Timeline Graphic.docx}
GWU IRB Information and Forms
{Sample Dissertation 2016.doc} - updated Oct. 12, 2015

Checklist/outline for a mixed methods study
{Mixed_Methods_Checklist__03.02.12.doc}
Outline for program evaluation dissertation
QUANTITATIVE
Statistics assistance

{Dissertation Proposal Approval.doc}
{Final Committee Action, Dissertation Defense Approval-4-26-17.doc} - Updated 4-26-2017 to reflect the addition of providing candidate contact information.
Each year at the CILD conference, presentations relating to the dissertation occur. This link will take you to that site with presentations on Reporting data for research (Dr. Steve Bingham), two presentations of research by completed candidates (Dr. Heather Hartsell and Dr. Donna Howell), and Writing a research report (Ch. 5) (Dr. Sydney Brown).
FAQ for formatting -
How do I center the titles for the appendices?

The education dissertation: A guide for practitioner scholars
http://www.amazon.com/Education-Dissertation-Guide-Practitioner-Scholars/dp/1412960444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452362732&sr=8-1&keywords=education+dissertation
Site supporting research organization and citing process -
https://www.zotero.org/

{Request for Dissertation Committee(1).docx}
{Dissertation Proposal Approval.doc}
Dissertation Defense Approval.doc} Approval-4-26-17.doc} - Updated 4-26-2017 to reflect the addition of providing candidate contact information.
Each year at the CILD conference, presentations relating to the dissertation occur. This link will take you to that site with presentations on Reporting data for research (Dr. Steve Bingham), two presentations of research by completed candidates (Dr. Heather Hartsell and Dr. Donna Howell), and Writing a research report (Ch. 5) (Dr. Sydney Brown).
FAQ for formatting -

LaTonya Gaines-Montgomery Final Dissertation Defense
Congratulations and getting to this point!!!!

{FormattingThis file provides a template for informed consent for use in preparing your proposal and IRB documentation.
{template - Informed consent updated Heather version (1).docx}
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This powerpoint was authored by Terri Lester, an EDCI doctoral candidate. It provides support in formatting.
{APACheatSheet.pdf}