Cover title. "It is easy for a new graduate student to feel overwhelmed about the research journey ahead and the expectations that acome with being a graduate student. With this in mind, we invited Professor David Labaree from the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University as the NIE Higher Degrees Distinguished Speaker from 4 to 6 January 2017. This publication captures his key thoughts and ideas drawn from the Distinguished Lecture and Seminars he gave to NIE students and faculty"--Page iv. Includes bibliographical references.