Social Sciences Research

by Staines, Gail M.; Johnson, Katherine; Bonacci, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780810856653
• ISBN10: 0810856654
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-31
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr

Summary

Social Sciences Research: Research, Writing, and Presentation Strategies for Students is a comprehensive resource to help students perform library research in the social sciences, develop writing strategies for formal papers, and orally present and defend their work. Drawing on their backgrounds in teaching library research and writing methods, the authors elaborate on how to recognize a scholarly from a popular source, develop research questions, conduct computer-assisted literature searches, and write papers in an acceptable format (APA).

Author Biography

Gail M. Staines is assistant provost for University Libraries at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri Katherine Johnson is professor of sociology at Niagara County Community College in western New York Mark Bonacci is professor of human services at Niagara County Community College in western New York

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Choosing an Appropriate Research Question	p. 1
Designing a Search for Scholarly Literature	p. 7
Conducting a Search for Scholarly Literature	p. 13
Outlining the Research Paper	p. 35
Taking Notes While Reading	p. 41
The APA Format: Writing and the Use of an Appropriate Format	p. 47
The Writing Process Itself: You Can't Edit a Blank Page	p. 55
Presenting the Research Paper	p. 59
Some Final Thoughts	p. 65
Research Questions Posed by Prior Students	p. 67
Example Paper	p. 69
Worksheets	p. 79
Blank Citation Forms	p. 93
Bibliography	p. 99
Index	p. 101
About the Authors	p. 105
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