Category Archives: argument

rules for conference presentations

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Having just returned from a conference where the presentations were a little mixed – to say the least – I was reminded of the reality that conference presentations are not the same as the conference paper. The paper is the … Continue reading →

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‘signposting’ your journal articles and chapters

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Many early journal writers are asked to put more signposting into their articles. Indeed, journal editors often list lack of signposting as a reason for requesting revisions.   So what is signposting and why is it needed? Signposting is the … Continue reading →

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three stages of empirical analysis

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

It is often helpful to think about data analysis as needing at least two – and often three - stages.   Stage One: Descriptive.  What is there here? A summary of the data is generated – for example through thematisation of interview transcripts … Continue reading →

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research as an argument

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

One of the things that doctoral researchers sometimes find difficult to ‘get’ is that the thesis is not a report of a set of findings with a discussion and a conclusion tacked onto the end.  It is an ARGUMENT. An … Continue reading →

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