Taking Control of Writing Your Thesis offers a clear account of the how, what, why and who of working together to produce, finish and submit a successful thesis. Wellington has supervised and examined numerous dissertations at MA and doctoral level; Guccione is a Thesis Coach and Thesis Mentoring Programme designer and is currently researching the barriers to thesis completion.

The authors draw on their extensive experiences of supervising and coaching research students throughout, and include many examples from this to illustrate common themes and issues associated with writing a thesis. They show that planning, writing, and support for thesis writers is a collaborative venture and one that students can take ownership of and manage. They also demonstrate that there are ways for students to become more connected to what and who they need in the writing process, and explore the collegial and peer-support structures that are there for them within the university. The authors use the depth of their experience to provide ways of thinking, and tools for empowering students to feel more in control of the practices of writing about research.

Kay Guccione is Researcher Mentoring & Coaching Programme Developer at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Jerry Wellington is Professor in Education at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Introduction: Writing as a Partnered Enterprise
1. Milestones and Crunch Points
2. Research Doing and Research Writing: Transitions and Parallel Processes
3. Writing and Thinking: Partnered Processes
4. Reading and Writing: A Partnered Enterprise
5. Your Writing, the Literature and Bringing Them Together
6. Coaching Partnerships: Working with Thesis Writers
7. Submitting the Final Dissertation
8. Finishing Your Thesis with the Viva in Mind: The Written and The Spoken
Appendix 1: Useful Sources, Websites, Reading and Resources
Appendix 2: Sources of Software
References
Index