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By Student

• Cheryl Gomes: Chapters
• Lindsey Henderson:
• Lori Hess:
• Amelyn Ho:
• Diana Iniguez:
• Robin Irey:
• David Kendall:
• Michelle Kornhauser:
• Sara Mireles:
• Barbara Nixon:
• Shain Rau:
• David Stephens:
• Aprille Williams: , Appendixes E and F

By Chapter

Chapter 6:

• Ho
• Iniguez

Chapter 7:

• Williams
• Kendall
• Irey
• Kornhauser
• Gomes
• Nixon
• Stephens

Chapter 8:

• Henderson
• Irey
• Iniguez
• Kendall
• Mireles
• Rau
• Williams

Chapter 9:

• Gomes
• Hess
• Kendall
• Rau
• Irey

Appendix E:

• Williams

Appendix F:

• Williams

Appendix G:

• Kendall
• Iniguez

The purpose of this book is to teach and model how to write a masters thesis. The book is intended for graduate students who will write a thesis as part of the requirements for a masters degree as well as for university faculty who are teaching and advising students pursuing this goal. As a former faculty member at the University of San Francisco and now at San Francisco State University, a major part of my role has involved teaching and advising graduate students pursuing their masters degrees. This time has been an enjoyable, fulfilling, and educational experience. Most of my students are employed professionals working and going to school full time, caring for families, or assuming other responsibilities that require their attention. As the culminating experience of their graduate program, some see the masters thesis as an opportunity to research new solutions to problems they have encountered in their course work or in their professional work. Behind their enthusiasm, however, there is often fear and uncertainty about how to conduct the research and write the thesis.