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How to read journal articles in the social sciences : a very practical guide for students / Phillip Chong Ho Shon.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sage study skillsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 130 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1473918804
  • 9781473918801
  • 1473918790
  • 9781473918795
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300 23
LOC classification:
  • H62 .S4648 2015
Contents:
About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The challenges of reading -- 2. Trying to fix mechanical and structural writing problems with abstract tools -- 3. Should I even read this? How to read the abstract, general introduction and methods sections -- 4. So what? How to read the general literature review, psychology introductions, and results sections -- 5. Becoming a part of the scholarly community : how to read the discussion and conclusion -- 6. Highlighting and organizing the ROF, SPL, CPL, GAP, RFW, and POC -- 7. Will the reading code organization sheet work on non-social science texts? -- 8. Concluding remarks -- References -- Index.
Summary: "This superb guide teaches you how to read critically. Its no-nonsense, practical approach uses a specially developed reading code to help you read articles for your research project; this simple code enables you to decipher journal articles structurally, mechanically and grammatically." --Publisher's website.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 300 SHO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A556948B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 300 SHO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A556945B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The challenges of reading -- 2. Trying to fix mechanical and structural writing problems with abstract tools -- 3. Should I even read this? How to read the abstract, general introduction and methods sections -- 4. So what? How to read the general literature review, psychology introductions, and results sections -- 5. Becoming a part of the scholarly community : how to read the discussion and conclusion -- 6. Highlighting and organizing the ROF, SPL, CPL, GAP, RFW, and POC -- 7. Will the reading code organization sheet work on non-social science texts? -- 8. Concluding remarks -- References -- Index.

"This superb guide teaches you how to read critically. Its no-nonsense, practical approach uses a specially developed reading code to help you read articles for your research project; this simple code enables you to decipher journal articles structurally, mechanically and grammatically." --Publisher's website.

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