THE CHALLENGES IN DISSERTATION WRITING: THE ABD PHENOMENON AND ITS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Background: The educational landscape has been undergoing rapid transformation so much so that the pursuits for higher studies have now become the trend. Acquiring a doctoral degree is by far now considered the highest form of education which requires one to accomplish the highest form of scholarly manuscript, the dissertation. Reaching the dissertation phase is not that difficult compared to going through the dissertation writing process. This is where the “ABD” or “All but Dissertation” sets in. The aim of this review is to explore the challenges in dissertation writing and the possible solutions to address it.