Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
eBook - PDF

Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates

About this book

Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) literature such as essays, dissertations or theses, research papers or oral presentations, this proven guide helps you develop a reflective and advanced critical approach to your research and writing.

New to this edition:

  • Two new chapters on basic and advanced writing skills
  • More advice on self-bias and perception
  • Updates and additional examples throughout
  • Updated online resources providing additional support.

A Companion Website provides additional resources to help you apply the critical techniques you learn. From templates and checklists, access to SAGE journal articles and additional case studies, these free resources will make sure you successfully master advanced critical skills.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781529757699
Edition
4
Topic
Bildung
Subtopic
Essays im Bildungswesen

Table of contents

  1. CRITICAL READING AND WRITING FOR POSTGRADUATES - FRONT COVER
  2. CRITICAL READING AND WRITING FOR POSTGRADUATES
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
  6. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
  9. ONLINE RESOURCES
  10. PART ONE - BECOMING A CRITICAL READER AND SELF-CRITICAL WRITER
  11. CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CRITICAL
  12. CHAPTER 2 - MAKING A CRITICAL CHOICE
  13. CHAPTER 3 - A FIRST LOOK: INTERROGATING ABSTRACTS
  14. CHAPTER 4 - GETTING STARTED ON CRITICAL READING
  15. CHAPTER 5 - GETTING STARTED ON SELF-CRITICAL WRITING
  16. CHAPTER 6 - CREATING A COMPARATIVE CRITICAL SUMMARY
  17. CHAPTER 7 - DEVELOPING YOUR WRITING SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
  18. PART TWO - DEVELOPING AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
  19. CHAPTER 8 - A MENTAL MAP FOR NAVIGATING THE LITERATURE
  20. CHAPTER 9 - TOOLS FOR THINKING AND WAYS OF THINKING
  21. CHAPTER 10 - REASONS FOR CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH
  22. CHAPTER 11 - KNOWLEDGE CLAIMS AND THEIR KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  23. CHAPTER 12 - DEVELOPING A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT
  24. CHAPTER 13 - A WORKED EXAMPLE OF A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
  25. CHAPTER 14 - DEVELOPING YOUR ARGUMENT IN WRITING A CRITICAL REVIEW OF A TEXT
  26. PART THREE - PUTTING YOUR CRITICAL REVIEWS TO WORK
  27. CHAPTER 15 - FOCUSING AND BUILDING UP YOUR CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW
  28. CHAPTER 16 - INTEGRATING CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEWS INTO YOUR DISSERTATION
  29. CHAPTER 17 - CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEWS IN ALTERNATIVE DISSERTATION STRUCTURES
  30. CHAPTER 18 - TOOLS FOR STRUCTURING A DISSERTATION
  31. CHAPTER 19 - USING THE LITERATURE IN RESEARCH PAPERS, ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
  32. CHAPTER 20 - DEVELOPING ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS
  33. GLOSSARY
  34. APPENDIX 1: ABRIDGED ARTICLE: ‘ONE WORD OR TWO?’ (WRAY AND STACZEK, 2005)
  35. APPENDIX 2: ABRIDGED ARTICLE: ‘SHARING LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOLS THROUGH TEAMWORK’ (WALLACE, 2001)
  36. INDEX