The craft of research
This book is a resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators, the authors present an updated third edition of their classic handbook which explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, "So what?". It includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search. A chapter on warrants has also been thoroughly reviewed to make this difficult subject easier for researchers. Throughout, the authors have preserved the amiable tone, the reliable voice, and the sense of directness that have made this book indispensable for anyone undertaking a research project
Print Book, English, ©2008
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ©2008
xvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780226065656, 9780226065663, 9780226062648, 9786612069598, 0226065650, 0226065669, 0226062643, 6612069597
175218191
pt. 1. Research, researchers, and readers
Prologue: Becoming a researcher
Thinking in print : the uses of research, public and private
Connecting with your reader : (re- )creating yourself and your readers
pt. 2. Asking questions, finding answers
Prologue: Planning your project : an overview
From topics to questions
From questions to a problem
From problems to sources
Engaging sources
pt. 3. Making a claim and supporting it
Prologue: Assembling a research argument
Making good arguments : an overview
Making claims
Assembling reasons and evidence
Acknowledgments and responses
Warrants
pt. 4. Planning, drafting, and revising
Prologue: Planning again
Planning
Drafting your report
Revising your organization and argument
Communicating evidence visually
Introductions and conclusions
Revising style : telling your story clearly
pt. 5. Some last considerations
Research, researchers, and readers -- Prologue: Becoming a researcher -- Thinking in print: Uses of research, public and private -- Connecting with your reader: (Re- )creating yourself and your audience -- Asking questions, finding answers -- Prologue: Planning your project - an overview -- From topics to questions -- From questions to a problem -- From problems to sources -- Engaging sources -- Making a claim and supporting it -- Prologue: Assembling a research argument -- Making good arguments: Overview -- Making claims -- Assembling reasons and evidence -- Acknowledgments and responses -- Warrants -- Planning, drafting, and revising -- Prologue: Planning again -- Planning -- Drafting your report -- Revising your organization and argument -- Communicating evidence visually -- Introductions and conclusions-- Revising style: Telling your story clearly -- Some last considerations.
Table of contents Connect to Table of contents
catalogue.londonmet.ac.uk E-book
site.ebrary.com ebrary Available to Stanford-affiliated users at:
Contributor biographical information Connect to Contributor biographical information
Publisher description Connect to Publisher description
lib.myilibrary.com Access to the Ebook central online version restricted to 3 concurrent users; authentication may be required