The Craft of Research: From Planning to Reporting (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing & Publishing) - Hardcover

Booth, Wayne C.; Colomb, Gregory G.; Williams, Joseph M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226065839 ISBN 13: 9780226065830

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1995

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This manual offers practical advice on the fundamentals of research to college and university students in all fields of study. The Craft of Research teaches much more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it explains how to approach a research project as an analytical process. The authors chart every stage of research, from finding a topic and generating research questions about it to marshalling evidence, constructing arguments, and writing everything up in a final report that is a model of authority. Their advice is designed for use by both beginners and seasoned practitioners, and for projects from class papers to dissertations.

This book is organized into four parts. Part One is a spirited introduction to the distinctive nature, values, and protocols of research. Part Two demystifies the art of discovering a topic. It outlines a wide range of sources, among them personal interests and passions. Parts Three and Four cover the essentials of argument--how to make a claim and support it--and ways to outline, draft, revise, rewrite, and polish the final report. Part Three is a short course in the logic, structure, uses, and common pitfalls of argumentation. The writing chapters in Part Four show how to present verbal and visual information effectively and how to shape sentences and paragraphs that communicate with power and precision.

"A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research."--Times Literary Supplement

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Wayne C. Booth is the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0226065839
• ISBN 13: 9780226065830
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296
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