http://thinkphd.com "Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living." - John Dewey Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:40:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever thought about how does social change happen? I recommend reading an interesting story called "The 100th Monkey" and below that, "The Hundreth Monkey Revisited." Is there a short cut to social transformation? Can "one monkey" really make a difference in a society? Are you willing to be ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/28/the-100th-monkey/ My friend D shared a helpful resource with me and I think you will appreciate it as well! Have you ever needed to include a website reference in a paper, but you did not know how to cite it? Download this file and now you will know! ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/21/citing-website-information-using-apa/ 1. He had only one major publication. 2. It was in Hebrew. 3. It had no references. 4. It wasn't published in a referreed journal. 5. Some even doubt he wrote it by himself. 6. It may be true that he created the ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/20/why-god-doesnt-have-a-phd/ A recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek entitled Occupy Our Business Schools (by David L. Ikenberry and Donna Sockell) posed some interesting thoughts about MBA programs. Most programs do not include social accountability studies. Rather, the stress is on finance, marketing, and management with the view that only these ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/16/mbas-need-csr-now/ You should approach each course with the end in mind - in other words, as you do research for your coursework assignments, carefully review the "implications for research" sections at the ends of journal articles. This will plant seeds in your mind about potential topics for your future dissertation. In ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/14/quick-advice-about-picking-a-dissertation-topic/ Well, it has been a week since I defended, and it still seems unreal. I figured out how many years I was in school: Kindergarten: 2 years Grades 1-12: 12 years Troy University, BS degree: 2 years, 7 months Troy University, MBA: 2 years, 3 months Northcentral University, PhD: 5 years, 7 months ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/12/phd-for-a-week-learner-for-a-lifetime/ A dissertation topic is like a hole in the ground. A poor dissertation topic hole is easily dug - it is wide and shallow, and never goes past the top soil. Just any ol' shovel will do, and most anybody can dig this one if he has enough ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/07/the-dissertation-topic-hole-in-the-ground/ Yep - PHinisheD! I defended my research today and am happy to say that I survived and live to tell the story! Thanks to everyone who listened in, sent notes of encouragement, or called to wish me well. A special thanks goes to my proctor GB, who ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/04/phinished/ Happy New Year to all my readers and friends! As you make your new year's resolutions, don't forget to add scholarship and learning to your list. You might be thinking about returning to school, or taking some extension classes. Maybe you are wavering on deciding to step ... http://thinkphd.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-to-the-thinkphd-community/ Wednesday, January 4 is "OD-day" (Oral Defense Day)!! I am all set - my presentation had been sent to the research professor who will moderate the call, my chair Dr. M., and my two committee members, Dr. W and Dr. B. The OD is handled via conference call, ... http://thinkphd.com/2011/12/31/oral-defense-scheduled/