Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
- Mike Wallace - Cardiff University, UK
- Alison Wray - Cardiff University, UK
SAGE Study Skills Series
Praise for first edition:
A very clear, accessible introduction that will be invaluable to postgraduate students trying to engage with reading and writing in a critical way' - R.M. Lee, Professor of Social Research Methods, Royal Holloway University of London
In Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates Second Edition, the authors show students how to read critically and how to write using critical techniques. This book is a 'must-have' resource for postgraduate students and early-career academics. It has been expanded and updated to include:
- A range of examples encompassing disciplinary areas including linguistics, education, business and management
- Commentaries on using e-resources and features of e-research
- New and additional material available online including access to journal articles
This book is for postgraduate students, methods course tutors and researchers.
'Mike Wallace and Alison Wray's book confirms that the answers that you get depend on the questions that you ask. One of the most important skills for researchers to acquire is that of asking the right questions, and they show that this process begins with identifying the questions that need to be asked about the existing literature on a chosen subject. Wallace and Wray demonstrate that critical engagement with one's sources pays dividends in terms of depth of understanding what those sources tell us. In addition, developing the skills of the critical reader also helps to make budding researchers into better writers, through the realisation of what works better and what works less well when communicating ideas and information. The book is written in a clear and straightforward fashion that is guaranteed to make you think, as well as encouraging constructive and engaging modes of writing that will improve your connection to your audience. '
Professor Graham Crow, University of Southampton
Praise for first edition:
A very clear, accessible introduction that will be invaluable to postgraduate students trying to engage with reading and writing in a critical way' - R.M. Lee, Professor of Social Research Methods, Royal Holloway University of London
If you are considering undertaking postgraduate studies then this book will prepare you for your forthcoming studies. Reading this book will prepare you for the critical thinking, literature reviewing and critiquing as well as the standard of writing for MA and other postgraduate writing.
Pertinent to several modules on the MSc programme.
Provides excellent and easy to follow advice on how to locate and critique academic work as well providing skills to improve academic writing. Especially useful as it is an easy book to engage with and therefore assists less academic students studying at PGCE level.
This book will be used to help improve study skills for my first-year masters students in their first course. Our students come from a diverse background and some refreshment of skills is sometimes needed.
Of particular help are the sections on writing a critical synopsis, since we spend a lot of time of this course critiquing scholarly articles.
This is the essential reader for students keen to develop their critical appraisal skills
This is an excellent guide for MA students required to complete critical and evaluative literature reviews as part of the programme requirements
An ideal addition to the study skills library
Useful for clinicians studying at postgraduate level and expected to write essays as part of their assessment in this module. Students who are skilled in writing reports and documenting observations in clinical notes have found this book useful in developing their critical reading and writing skills for their academic work.
An essential read for all students new to post graduate study