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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 If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) literature such as essays, dissertations or theses, research papers or oral presentations, this proven guide helps you develop a reflective and advanced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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustration List
- Table List
- Author Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- How to Use This Book
- Online Resources
- Part One Becoming a Critical Reader and Self-Critical Writer
- 1 What it Means to be Critical
- 2 Making a Critical Choice
- 3 A First Look: Interrogating Abstracts
- 4 Getting Started on Critical Reading
- 5 Getting Started on Self-Critical Writing
- 6 Creating a Comparative Critical Summary
- 7 Developing Your Writing Skills to Communicate Effectively
- Part Two Developing an In-Depth Analysis
- 8 A Mental Map for Navigating the Literature
- 9 Tools for Thinking and Ways of Thinking
- 10 Reasons for Conducting the Research
- 11 Knowledge Claims and Their Key Characteristics
- 12 Developing a Critical Analysis of a Text
- 13 A Worked Example of a Critical Analysis
- 14 Developing Your Argument in Writing a Critical Review of a Text
- Part Three Putting Your Critical Reviews to Work
- 15 Focusing and Building Up Your Critical Literature Review
- 16 Integrating Critical Literature Reviews into Your Dissertation
- 17 Critical Literature Reviews in Alternative Dissertation Structures
- 18 Tools for Structuring a Dissertation
- 19 Using the Literature in Research Papers, Oral Presentations and Posters
- 20 Developing Advanced Writing Skills
- Glossary
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index