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CURIOUS RESEARCHER
by BALLENGERISBN13:
9780205139057
ISBN10:
0205139051
Pub. Date:
1/1/1994
Publisher(s):
Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
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Summary
Featuring an engaging, direct writing style and inquiry-based approach, "The Curious Researcher" stresses that curiosity is the best reason for investigating ideas and information. KEY BENEFIT: Offering a wide variety of examples from writers, this popular guide shows that good research and lively writing do not have to be mutually exclusive. Readers are encouraged to find ways to bring their writing to life, even though they are writing with " facts." Full explanations of the technical aspects of writing and documenting source-based papers help students develop sound research and analysis skills. Topics include information on selecting a research topic, the latest information on Internet research, advice on structuring a research paper, and full treatment of MLA and APA citation formats. Research, General Interest
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Learning and Unlearning | |
| Using This Book | |
| The Exercises | |
| The Five-Week Plan | |
| Alternatives to the Five-Week Plan | |
| The Research Paper and the Research Report | |
| Discovering Your Purpose How Formal Should It Be | |
| When "Bad" Writing Is Good | |
| Thinking Like an Academic Writer | |
| "Essaying" or Arguing | |
| Becoming an Authority by Using Authorities | |
| "It's Just My Opinion" Facts Don't Kill | |
| The Question Habit | |
| The First Week | |
| The Importance of Getting Curious | |
| Learning to Wonder Again | |
| Getting the Pot Boiling | |
| What Is a Good Topic | |
| Making the Most of an Assigned Topic | |
| Developing a Working Knowledge | |
| Narrowing the Subject | |
| Circling the Lighthouse | |
| From Landscape Shots to Close-Ups | |
| Possible Purposes for a Research Assignment | |
| Reading for Research | |
| Reading Rhetorically | |
| Reading like an Outsider | |
| The Second Week | |
| Developing a Research Strategy | |
| The Internet Itch: Should You Scratch It First? | |
| Library Research Strategy | |
| Internet Research Strategy | |
| Three Drawbacks of Internet Research | |
| Three Reasons to Use the Internet for Research | |
| The Invisible Web | |
| Search Languages: Words That Open Doors | |
| Controlled Language Searches | |
| Boolean Searching | |
| Magic Words on the World Wide Web | |
| Developing Deep Knowledge | |
| Library Research Techniques | |
| Finding Books | |
| Understanding Call Numbers | |
| Internet Research Techniques | |
| Types of Search Engines | |
| Living Sources: Interviews and Surveys | |
| Arranging Interviews | |
| Planning Informal Surveys | |
| Conducting Surveys | |
| The Third Week | |
| Writing in the Middle | |
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