patter

research education, academic writing, public engagement, funding, other eccentricities.

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • about me
  • my research
  • my books
  • about this blog

Category: metaphor

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 pat thomson

all that reading? think of it as tracing your family tree

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 pat thomson

is the PhD a ‘journey’?

July 1, 2013June 30, 2013 pat thomson

working with literatures – love the uncertainty

February 28, 2013February 27, 2013 pat thomson

the discussion chapter – it’s about taking flight

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 pat thomson

a methodological metaphor – what detective are you?

January 17, 2013 pat thomson

location – another metaphor for writing about your research

January 7, 2013January 7, 2013 pat thomson

a metaphor for the thesis

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 13.7K other subscribers

academic blogging academic writing argument blogging book writing conclusion conference conference papers introduction journal journal article literature review literature reviews PhD publishing reader reading research research methods revision revision strategy supervision Tate Summer School thesis time

Top Posts & Pages

  • what’s with the name doctoral ‘student’?
  • From thesis to monograph
  • research aims vs. objectives - what's the difference?
  • aims and objectives - what's the difference?
  • avoiding the laundry list literature review
  • methodology v. methods
  • Writing About Your Researcher Positioning
  • don't send your PhD examiner to sleep
  • headings and subheadings – it helps to be specific
  • three ways to link paragraphs 

RSS Feed RSS - Posts

Meta

  • Create account
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • patter
    • Join 10,230 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • patter
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar