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the literature review – how old are the sources?
I recently had an email from a colleague asking me what I would do if I was examining a thesis and the vast majority of the literatures were over ten years old. Would this be a problem? What would I … Continue reading
Posted in contribution, literature review, location
Tagged age of sources, contribution, literature review, location, Pat Thomson
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managing readers’ and reviewers’ and examiners’ expectations
I started thinking about the question of managing expectations during a recent trip to France. We stayed for some time in Aix-en-Provence. We’d chosen to be there because it seemed relatively central. But we were quite interested in the city’s … Continue reading
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Tagged claims, contribution, expectations, limitations of research, Pat Thomson
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conclusion mise-en-place. christmas present six
Any of you who watch cooking programmes will know the cheffy talk about mise-en-place. It’s a term used to describe all the various kinds of preparation that need to be done in order to whip up something that can be … Continue reading
blank and blind spots in empirical research
It is important when writing about research to get clear about the difference between research that is inadequate and research that is partial. There are two concepts that are helpful in deciding which of these is the case. They are: … Continue reading
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concluding the journal article
The conclusion to a journal article is very important. Of course, it’s hard to end things. There’s no equivalent in the journal article to the text message that says you’re dumped… or more elegantly, reader I married him. It’s important … Continue reading
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