Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates

by Mike Wallace

• ISBN13: 9781849205627
• ISBN10: 1849205620
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-28
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

'Written in a clear and straightforward fashion that is guaranteed to make you think, as well as encouraging constructive and engaging modes of writing that will improve your connection to your audience.' Professor Graham Crow, University of SouthamptonIn this new edition the authors show students how to read critically and how to write using critical techniques. This book is a 'must-have' resource for postgraduate students and early-career academics. It has been expanded and updated to include:- A range of examples encompassing disciplinary areas including linguistics, education, business and management- Commentaries on using e-resources and features of e-research- New and additional material available online including access to journal articlesThis book is for postgraduate students, methods course tutors and researchers.Praise for first edition:A very clear, accessible introduction that will be invaluable to postgraduate students trying to engage with reading and writing in a critical way' - R.M. Lee, Professor of Social Research Methods, Royal Holloway University of London

Author Biography

Mike Wallace is a Professor of Public Management at Cardiff University. Alison Wray is a Research Professor in Language and Communication at Cardiff University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
How to Use this Book	p. viii
Author Biographies	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xii
Becoming a Critical Reader and Self-Critical Writer	p. 1
What it Means to be Critical	p. 3
Making a Critical Choice	p. 14
Getting Started on Critical Reading	p. 29
Getting Started on Self-Critical Writing	p. 44
Creating a Comparative Critical Summary	p. 54
Developing an In-Depth Analysis	p. 67
The Key to a Mental Map for Exploring the Literature	p. 69
The Argument Component of your Mental Map	p. 80
More Components: Knowledge, Literature, Intellectual Projects	p. 90
Developing a Critical Analysis of a Text	p. 107
A Worked Example of a Critical Analysis	p. 117
Developing your Argument in Writing a Critical Review of a Text	p. 135
Putting your Critical Reviews to Work	p. 147
Focusing and Building up your Critical Literature Review	p. 149
Integrating Critical Literature Reviews into your Dissertation	p. 167
Tools for Structuring a Dissertation	p. 186
Using the Literature in Research Papers and Oral Presentations	p. 197
Appendices	p. 209
Abridged article: 'One word or two?' (Wray and Staczek)	p. 211
Abridged article: 'Sharing leadership of schools through teamwork' (Wallace)	p. 222
Blank form for the Critical Analysis of a text	p. 237
Logic checksheet: Developing a logical overall argument in a dissertation	p. 247
Index	p. 251
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