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Type: educational

Status: I recommend

Authors: Mary Simpson Jennifer Tuson

Tags: data culture observation research classroom contexts qualitative

Description: A really useful beginners guide to classroom observations. Covers advantages/disadvantagesA really useful beginners guide to classroom observations. Covers advantages/disadvantages of observation, outlines key methods for data collection, discusses roles, relationships and ethical issues and how to process and analyse these. A great pocket-size book....

2007-12-21

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Type: educational

Status: I recommend

Authors: Marian Petre Gordon Rugg

Tags: writing study research PhD

Description: This book looks at things the other books don't tell you about doing a PhD - what it'sThis book looks at things the other books don't tell you about doing a PhD - what it's really like and how to come through it with a happy ending! It covers all the things you wish someone had told you before you started: what a PhD is really about, and how to do one well; the "unwritten rules" of research and of academic writing; what your supervisor actually means by terms like "good referencing" and "clean research question"; how to write like a skilled researcher; and how academic careers really work. This is an ideal resource if someone you care about (including yourself!) is undergoing or considering a PhD. This book turns lost, clueless students back into people who know what they are doing, and who can enjoy life again....

2006-04-06