Publish or Perish - The Educator′s Imperative: Strategies for Writing Effectively for Your Profession and Your School

In his book Publish or Perish - The Educator's Imperative: Strategies for Writing Effectively for Your Profession and Your School, author Allan A Glatthorn outlines the essential steps to becoming a published writer: from the preliminary phase of focusing on a subject matter, to marketing the published work on-line. While the author illustrates how to write profession specific material, the information he conveys is invaluable to any aspiring author. Publish or Perish - The Educator's Imperative is a reader friendly book with personal accounts of failure and success, detailed advice, and practical information.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Part I: Getting Started 1. Becoming a Published Writing Professional The Reasons for Writing and Publishing The Drawbacks of Writing Learning to Write The Organization of This Work 2. Focusing and Planning for the Long Term Finding a Focus A Rationale for Finding a Focus Making the Long-Term Plan Complete the Writing Life Stream Complete the Research Life Stream A Final Note 3. Using the Tools of the Writer′s Craft Books and Journals A Writer′s Notebook Computer, Printer, and Word Processing Software Other Uses of the Technology Other Hardware A Final Note Part II: Mastering the Writing Process 4. Finding a Topic Write About What You Know Study Professional Journals Use the Focus Finder Go Against the Grain Find a Problem 5. Building the Knowledge Base Make Preparations Use a Comprehensive Retrieval Process Continue to Update Your Files 6. Organizing Your Writing The Nature of Reader-Centered Organization Identify Type of Writing and the Audience Review the Literature Make Visual Presentations Make Your Organization Known to Your Reader 7. Writing the First Draft Get Ready to Write Listen to Your Writing Be Aware of Paragraph Length and Topic Sentences as You Write Integrate the Knowledge Base Focus on Results 8. Revising and Editing Knowing When to Revise and Edit Getting Help in Revising and Editing Revising Effectively Editing Carefully 9. Publishing: Working With Editors and Publishers Choosing the Right Venue Choosing a Publisher Understanding the Publishing Process Knowing the People in the Process Working With Editors Writing the Query Letter Developing the Proposal Signing Contracts Publishing in Journals A Concluding Note Part III: Writing for the Profession 10. Writing for Practitioners′ Journals Study and Select the Journal Decide About a Query Letter Build the Knowledge Base Write and Effective Introduction Understand the Types of Practitioner Articles Take Care of the Final Details A Concluding Note 11. Writing for Research Journals Take Care of Preliminary Matters Follow General Guidelines Write the Abstract Write the Introduction Review of the Literature Explain the Methodology Report the Results Summarize and Discuss the Results A Concluding Note 12. Writing the Opinion Piece Handling Preliminary Matters Writing the Introduction Stating Your Arguments Writing the Rebuttal Writing the Conclusion Revising as Necessary A Concluding Note 13. Writing the Big Book Getting Ready to Write Writing the Big Book Writing the Front Matter Writing the Remaining Chapters Taking Care of Final Matters Revising and Preparing for Submission Promoting the Published Book 14. Using the Internet Learning From the Internet Seeking Funding Communicating With Others Publishing on the Internet Part IV: Writing in Academic Settings 15. Writing the Review of the Literature Planning the Review Writing the First Draft of the Review Meeting Requirements of Special Uses 16. Responding to Your Reading Before You Read Read Appreciatively and Critically Write Your Response 17. Mastering the Academic Style: Research Proposal, Thesis, and Dissertation Writing the Academic Style: Organization Making the Organization Clear Choosing the Right Words Mastering Sentences Mastering the Paragraph Some Final Reminders Part V: Writing in the Organization 18. Publishing in the Local Paper - Sharon Schlegel and Allan Glatthorn Cultivating Local Sources Establishing Contact Writing the News Release Writing Letters to the Editor Writing Feature Articles Working With a Reporter or Journalist Writing the Feature Yourself Writing a Column 19. Writing Successful Proposals for Funding Before You Start Writing Writing the Proposal Resources Part VI: Conclusion 20. A Look Behind and A Look Ahead A Look Behind A Look Ahead Index

About the Author :
Allan A. Glatthorn (1924–2007) was a major contributor to the third and fourth editions; his research used in the preparation of the first and second editions of Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide was the foundation for the third edition. He was the Distinguished Research Professor of Education (Emeritus) in the College of Education of East Carolina University, where he advised doctoral students, chaired dissertations, and taught courses in supervision and curriculum. He was formerly Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his university assignments, he was a high school teacher and principal. In his work as a professor, he chaired close to 100 dissertations. He is the author of numerous professional books, several of which have been published by Corwin.

Review :
Superbly organized and presented . . .Publish or Perish is the definitive and strongly recommended introduction to converting ideas into the printed world in order to establish and achieve professional goals through the process of writing and being published.