A thesis or dissertation will either be unpublished - available only in print at the awarding institution; or published - either on a website, or in a theses database such as ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. The principles when referencing a thesis are similar to those used when referencing a book.
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(Author, Year) OR Author (Year) |
... as was demonstrated in the research (Kennedy, 2015). OR Kennedy (2015) researched the effects of ... |
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"..." (Author, Year, p. xx) OR Author (Year) "..." (p. xx) |
It was found that "characteristics of nurses ..." (Kennedy, 2015, p. 34). OR According to Kennedy (2015) "nurses in emergency ..." (p. 23). |
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Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work [Unpublished type of thesis]. Name of Institution. |
Kennedy, B. (2015). The personality characteristics of emergency nurses [Unpublished master’s thesis]. University of Sydney. |
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(Author, Year) OR Author (Year) |
... as demonstrated in the research (Sanner-Stiehr, 2015). OR Sanner-Stiehr (2015) demonstrates ... |
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"..." (Author, Year, p. xx) OR Author (Year) "..." (p. xx) |
The research shows that "nursing staff ..." (Sanner-Stiehr, 2015, p. 34). OR Sanner-Stiehr (2015) found that "nursing staff ..." (p. 34). |
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Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work (Accession or Order No.) [Type of thesis, Name of awarding institution]. Database name. |
Sanner-Stiehr, E. (2015). Lateral violence response training for nursing students (Order No. 3701205) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri]. ProQuest Central. |
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(Author, Year) OR Author (Year) |
... as discussed in the research (Tonkin, 2016). OR Tonkin (2016) discusses the correlation between ... |
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"..." (Author, Year, p. xx) OR Author (Year) "..." (p. xx) |
It was discovered that "innovation in schools ..." (Tonkin, 2016, p. 12). OR Tonkin (2016) concluded that "innovation in schools ..." (p. 12). |
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Author, A. A. (Year).Title of work [Type of thesis, Name of Institution]. Name of archive. https://xxxxx |
Tonkin, A. T. (2016). Leading schools for innovation and success: Five case studies of Australian principals creating innovative school cultures [Research thesis, The University of Melbourne]. Minerva Access. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/57430 |