Full Description
Inspired to Climb Higher: The Challenges, Questions, Struggles, and Joy of Earning Your Doctoral Degree invites readers to experience the personal stories of eight women with unique doctoral journeys who, while facing or overcoming the sometimes-mountainous challenges of everyday life, accepted the call to seek the highest level of academic achievement. Inspired to Climb Higher is a "know before you go" guide written to help prepare anyone thinking of obtaining a doctorate for the challenges their journey might present. It provides answers to questions students might have about pursuing a doctorate. The book contains chapters devoted to questions, answers, and advice for anyone considering earning a doctoral degree, as well as a chapter meant to help prepare future candidates for the rigors and requirements of writing a doctoral dissertation.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: My Uncharted Journey by Beverly Middlebrook-Thomas, EdD
Chapter 2: Finding Myself in the Last Place I Thought to Look by Jyenny Babcock, EdD
Chapter 3: A Journey of a Mother's Love, by Noha Abdou, EdD
Chapter 4: Untitled Story by Helga M. McCullough, EdD
Chapter 5: My Doctoral Journey by Wanda K. W. Ebright, PhD
Chapter 6: Life Before the Dissertation Journey by Deborah J. Broom-Cooley, EdD
Chapter 7: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Dismantled by Jennifer Malone, EdD
Chapter 8: A Novel Way to Be Heard, to Earn Praise by Sallie B. Middlebrook, PhD
Chapter 9: The Big Questions, Answered
Chapter 10: Seek Support (When You Need It) For Your Doctoral Journey
Chapter 11: General Advice (and Help) for Writing the Dissertation
About the Authors
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