Writing with Style : APA Style for Social Work,9780840031983

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Writing with Style : APA Style for Social Work

by Szuchman, Lenore T.; Thomlison, Barbara

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4th

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9780840031983

ISBN10:

084003198X

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

2/1/2010

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Cengage Learning

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WRITING WITH STYLE: APA STYLE FOR SOCIAL WORK, Fourth Edition, applies a proven "learning through modeling" approach to help readers master the elements of writing research papers and other professional documents in APA style. In addition to reviewing APA style basics, the book includes numerous integrated writing exercises to help readers apply what they learn and hone their skills by practicing writing professional literature. Further support is provided through resources such as sample outlines, title pages, abstracts, and numerous templates included throughout the book as references.

Preface	p. xi
Writing With Style	p. 1
The Stylistic Distinction for Scientific Journals	p. 2
Why Practitioners Need to Read Research Articles	p. 4
Getting Started	p. 5
Why Are We Not Using APA Style in this Book?	p. 7
Ethics and Writing	p. 9
Using Exact Words and Sentence Structure	p. 11
Changing Words and Sentence Structure	p. 12
Changing the Format	p. 13
Borrowing and Recycling Ideas	p. 14
Technical Phrases and Attribution	p. 15
The Internet	p. 16
General Writing Techniques	p. 19
Referring to Other Authors	p. 19
Words and Phrases to Collect	p. 21
Words and Phrases to Avoid	p. 27
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 34
Grammar and Punctuation Matters	p. 37
Parallel Construction	p. 37
Half-Empty Comparisons	p. 40
Agreement	p. 41
Run-On Sentence or Comma Splice	p. 43
Punctuation	p. 45
Important Differences Between People and Things	p. 47
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 48
Writing an Introduction	p. 49
What Was Done and Why	p. 51
Relevance of the Research Question	p. 56
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 58
Writing the Literature Review	p. 59
What Has Been Written or Researched?	p. 61
Looking for Literature to Review	p. 64
Reviewing the Empirical Literature	p. 67
Appraising the Literature	p. 70
Synthesizing the Literature	p. 72
What Was Done and Why	p. 73
Organizing the Literature Review	p. 73
Use Headings	p. 76
Here Is an Example of Such a Heading	p. 77
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 79
Writing the Method Section	p. 81
Organization	p. 81
Participants	p. 83
Procedure	p. 90
Materials and Measures	p. 92
Remember Your Audience	p. 96
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 97
Writing the Results Section	p. 101
Statistics	p. 101
Data Displays: Tables and Figures	p. 109
Useful Rules	p. 115
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 116
Writing the Discussion Section	p. 119
Discussion of the Results	p. 122
Implications for Theory, Research, and/or Practice	p. 125
Limitations and Directions for Future Research	p. 128
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 131
Writing the Abstract	p. 133
Location and Length	p. 134
Contents	p. 135
Style	p. 139
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 141
Listing References	p. 143
Word Processing Tips	p. 144
Alphabetizing	p. 144
Journal Article Reference	p. 146
Chapter in an Edited Book	p. 148
An Authored Book	p. 150
Electronic References	p. 150
Historical and Archival References	p. 152
References in the Body of the Manuscript	p. 153
Referencing the DSM	p. 155
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 156
Preparing the Title Page and Formatting Your Manuscript	p. 159
Writing a Title	p. 159
Elements of the Title Page	p. 162
Formatting	p. 164
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 165
Polishing the Paper	p. 167
Step 1: Rewrite and Revise	p. 167
Step 2: Edit and Rewrite	p. 171
Step 3: Proofread (Not a Rewrite)	p. 172
Final Touches	p. 173
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 174
Preparing a Presentation	p. 175
Poster Presentations	p. 175
Oral Presentations	p. 182
Looking Back and Looking Ahead	p. 186
References	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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