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Qualitative Research in Psychology: Standards for Quality ? - 2 views

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Interesting article on standards for good qualitative research

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http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf - 1 views

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good apa example paper

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Colson Whitehead's Rules for Writing - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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writing tips and habits

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be on the advisory board for the horizon project!

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Improbable Research - 1 views

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ignoble IPT515r writing academic writing

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How to write a scientific paper :-)

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The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D. | Open Culture - 1 views

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Make a contribution, but remember the size of your contribution in the grand scheme of things.

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Graduate School Is a Means to a Job - Manage Your Career - The Chronicle of Higher Educ... - 0 views

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If offered the option of writing a master's thesis, seriously consider taking it, as it can form the core of your first refereed journal article. Plan out a publishing trajectory to ensure that you have at least one sole-authored refereed journal article before you defend your dissertation.
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Attend every job talk in your department and affiliated departments religiously. It matters not if those talks are in your field or subfield.
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Take every opportunity available to present your work publicly.
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Make your mistakes in graduate school, where the stakes are low, so that you are a master of the podium when the stakes are high.
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apply annually to present a paper at your national conference
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Cultivate a letter writer who is not from your Ph.D.-granting institution.
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Write your dissertation with an eye to the publications that it will become
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You must publish enough to get a job without prematurely exhausting your supply of material you will need for tenure.
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Remember that the best dissertation is a finished dissertation.
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Do what it takes to satisfy your committee and finish.
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Be the sole instructor of at least one course
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Go on the market while A.B.D. because you want to make your worst mistakes while you still have a year of financial support from your home department. Most people who prevail on the market need at least two years to do so.
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An academic career counselor talks about the job search process

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The Rhetoric of the CV - Manage Your Career - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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Never include your graduate school GPA
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  I don't know, I think GPAs are good if you have a good GPA.
  
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lot depends on the type of college to which you are applying.
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  This is exactly right---emphasize teaching for a teaching college, and research for a research university.
  
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clearly labeled headings for each kind of publication that you have: books, peer-reviewed journal articles, peer-reviewed book chapters, other kinds of peer-reviewed writing, book reviews, encyclopedia articles, other types of academic writing, and so on.
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Doing so implicitly argues that you believe a peer-reviewed article has the same scholarly impact as a book review. That, of course, is not true, and I am sure that you do not actually believe it, but the rhetoric of your CV is suggesting that you do.
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uch work should be clearly labeled and placed in a subsection called "Under Submission" or "Work in Progress."
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have individual subsections highlighting courses for which you were the instructor of record, for which you were a graduate assistant, or for which you gave guest presentations (if applicable).
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how to write up your vita.

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::NUTN.ORG - Award Nominations :: - 0 views

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distance learning awards

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The Best Raise You'll Ever Receive - On Hiring - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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negotiation job search

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negotiating salary

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Faculty Group Says Professors' Pay Isn't What Makes Colleges Costly - Labor & Work-Life... - 0 views

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pay higher education

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faculty pay averages and increases in recent years. Realize this is averaged out.

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My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dissertation - Do Your Job Better - The Chroni... - 0 views

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writing writing strategies

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habits and strategies for writing

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Midcareer Mentoring, Part 2 - Manage Your Career - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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negotiation salary negotiation counteroffers

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negotiating counter offers if you are thinking of changing universities.

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Good Deeds That Are Most Punished, Part 3: Research - Manage Your Career - The Chronicl... - 0 views

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tenure writing dissertations productivity

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good advice on organizing your time around what's important.

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TP Msg. #1176 Twenty Steps to Writing a Research Article | Tomorrow's Professor Blog - 0 views

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good summary of the basic article writing process for publication. I like that they emphasize outlining and writing with your audience in mind.

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How New Graduate Students Should Spend Their Summers - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher... - 0 views

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job search summers productivity graduate school

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how to spend your summers as a grad student.

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A Day of Rest - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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sabbath life balance

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The importance of observing the sabbath while in academia

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Common Errors in English Usage - 0 views

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ipt515 ipt750 writing

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Looks like a good resource of information on common writing errors

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Films On Demand - Login - 0 views

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videos instructional videos

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BYU's access to educational video databases. Contact Jared_howland@byu.edu for information. Videos on every subject it seems like if you want to learn more about something.

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Your Manuscript's Best Reader - On Hiring - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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why making good connections with fellow students in your grad program is important.

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