读博：成为你理想自己的蜕变之旅 (Doing a PhD: The Hero's Journey)

作者简介大卫·托夫勒博士在澳大利亚的格里菲斯大学的信息通信技术学院任讲师，教授应用伦理学和社会技术研究课程。在担任教职之前，大卫曾在澳大利亚和英国任IT顾问。 大卫兴趣广泛，从经典到最新的科学技术无所不包，对心理学、人类学、建筑学、哲学、比较宗教学和创意/创新都有着浓厚的兴趣。同时，他还是经验丰富、个人魅力十足的演讲家。 内容简介读博可能是人生中最艰难，回报却也最丰盛的一场旅程。书店中关于读博的书籍比比皆是，许多大学也提供了详细的信息。而市面上缺少的，正是一本从心理学角度出发，能帮助学生修完博士课程的书。本书中提到的心理素质，不仅造就了优秀的博士生，也是许多业内优秀的学术研究人员所必备的素质。你可能想要知道，自己是否适合读博？自己是否能完成博士学位？怎样才能成为一名优秀的博士生？如果你正在犹豫是否要开始，或者正在挣扎是否要放弃，这本书正是为你而写。 名家/媒体评论"书中给出的建议精简而中肯，对各种领域、各种年龄层的学生都有启发意义，而不仅仅适用于有意读博或者正在读博的学生。我会把这本书推荐给所有正在或未来有意从事学术研究的学生。""书中每个章节简单利落，却谈及了所有读博可能经历的过程。将读博形容成一场英雄之旅真是深得我心，这个类比实在再恰当不过了。推荐给每位即将出发或正在旅途中的英雄。"Doing a PhD is no easy thing. It rates as one of the most difficult, yet rewarding things a person will ever do. Much has been written on the process of doing a PhD, as a trawl through a book-store will confirm. In addition to these, universities generously provide detailed information on doing a PhD. The world does not need another book that goes over that same ground. What the world does need is information about the psychological factors that make a PhD student successful. They are the same factors that make a good researcher, someone who can make a contribution to knowledge in their chosen field. If you are reading this, you probably have an interest in what it takes to get a PhD. Maybe it is a burning desire, maybe more like a passing fancy. In any case, it is a major life-choice, one which you need to be fully informed about before you make it. If you decide to do a PhD, you should know what the success factors are before you start. Many candidates start out confidently but drop out along the way because they were not clear on this important point. So if you are trying to decide whether to do a PhD, or are wondering if you have what it takes, this book is for you. It is a portrait of the successful PhD student. Do you recognise yourself? There has never been a better time to do a PhD. The number of people in the world who have the desire and the access to higher education is rising exponentially. As more people, particularly in the developing world gain access to the Internet more options are now available to people. Few things contribute more to raising the overall standard of living and quality of life in a community than education. The established university model has endured for a thousand years and is still going strong. Long may it prosper. In the 11th Century there were just four universities in the world; Bologna, Salerno, Modena and Paris. In the 21st Century there are around 10,000 universities around the world and the number is rising. The traditional university is now being supplemented by the rise of the on-line university, offering everything from Associate Degrees up to PhDs across a wide range of subject areas. Thankfully, geographic location is now no barrier to getting an education.