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ED 600: Introduction to Doctoral Research: Finding Dissertations

Why Use Dissertations?

Dissertations may be useful to your research in a variety of ways:

For EdD students, dissertations provide examples of how others have conducted their research and structured their dissertation
Dissertations are often useful sources of tests and measures that are freely available and have been assessed for validity and reliability.
Dissertations provide a thorough review of the literature; the bibliography may be a gold mine of additional relevant research on your topic.

Searching for Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Search dissertations and theses from around the world from 1743-present. Includes over 1 million full text dissertations (particularly 1997-present). Dissertations not available online may be requested via interlibrary loan (UP ILLiad). See the Dissertations guide for more options for accessing freely available online dissertations.

Dissertations written by UP Graduates

See EdD dissertations written by University of Portland students