Critical reading and writing for postgraduates
by
 
Wallace, Mike, 1950-

Title
Critical reading and writing for postgraduates

Author
Wallace, Mike, 1950-

ISBN
9781849205610
 
9781849205627

Personal Author
Wallace, Mike, 1950-

Edition
2nd ed.

Publication Information
London : SAGE, 2011.

Physical Description
x, 252 p. ; 25 cm.

Series
Sage study skills
 
Sage study skills.

General Note
Previous ed.: 2006.

Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Becoming a Critical Reader and Self-Critical Writer -- 1.What it Means to be Critical -- 2.Making a Critical Choice -- 3.Getting Started on Critical Reading -- 4.Getting Started on Self-Critical Writing -- 5.Creating a Comparative Critical Summary -- pt. Two Developing an In-Depth Analysis -- 6.The Key to a Mental Map for Exploring the Literature -- 7.The Argument Component of your Mental Map -- 8.More Components: Knowledge, Literature, Intellectual Projects -- 9.Developing a Critical Analysis of a Text -- 10.A Worked Example of a Critical Analysis -- 11.Developing your Argument in Writing a Critical Review of a Text -- pt. Three Putting your Critical Reviews to Work -- 12.Focusing and Building up your Critical Literature Review -- 13.Integrating Critical Literature Reviews into your Dissertation -- 14.Tools for Structuring a Dissertation -- 15.Using the Literature in Research Papers and Oral Presentations -- Appendices --
 
Contents note continued: 1.Abridged article: `One word or two?' (Wray and Staczek) -- 2.Abridged article: `Sharing leadership of schools through teamwork' (Wallace) -- 3.Blank form for the Critical Analysis of a text -- 4.Logic checksheet: Developing a logical overall argument in a dissertation.

Abstract
Focusing on critical reading and self-critical writing, this book is suitable for postgraduate students and early-career academics. It contains tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, and incorporates exercises and worked examples drawn from the social sciences.

Subject Term
Critical thinking.
 
Study skills.
 
Academic writing.
 
Reading (Higher education)
 
Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher)

Added Author
Wray, Alison.


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