Making the implicit explicit : creating performance expectations for the dissertation / Barbara E. Lovitts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Judging dissertations -- 2. Achieving excellence -- 3. Universal qualities of a dissertation -- 4. Disciplinary approaches to doctoral training and the development of a dissertation -- 5. Converting performance expectations into rubrics -- 6. Conclusions, implications, and recommendations -- 7. The biology dissertation -- 8. The physics dissertation -- 9. The electrical and computer engineering dissertation -- 10. The mathematics dissertation -- 11. The economics dissertation -- 12. The psychology dissertation -- 13. The sociology dissertation -- 14. The English dissertation -- 15. The history dissertation -- 16. The philosophy dissertation -- App. A. List of participating universities, deans, coordinators, and facilitators -- App. B. Details on the study's methodology.