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Tag Archives: Howard Becker
don’t try to write “classy” – starting the phd
One of the earliest books on academic writing in the social sciences is by Howard Becker. Or Howie as I gather he likes to be known. As I don’t know him, I’m compelled to call him by the full name … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, classy writing, Howard Becker, Pat Thomson
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ask not how but why – musings on ‘the interview’
I was reading some interview transcripts the other day. They were fairly unstructured conversations; the interviewer had some set topics to cover, but not necessarily any set wording. I happened to be looking for the connections between the type of … Continue reading
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Tagged how not why, Howard Becker, interviews, Pat Thomson, questions
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style and structure – according to Berger
There are a lot of books about academic writing out there. And I buy a lot of them too! The majority of academic writing books are written by people who are in academic development or writing instruction; others work in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Asa Berger, Howard Becker, Pat Thomson, structure and style
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finding and defining your research agenda
I have what could be seen as a pretty messy cv. This is not because I’ve switched from schools to universities but rather that the research and writing that I’ve done seems to cover pretty disparate areas. If you just … Continue reading
