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Category Archives: signposts
keeping your thesis reader/examiner on track
I’m currently reading my fifth doctoral thesis for the year. I realized a while ago that I’ve now examined at least fifty doctorates. I guess that’s a lot. I recently decided to go back to my examination reports to see … Continue reading
Posted in dissertation, doctoral research, examiner, reader, signposts, thesis
Tagged keeping track, Pat Thomson, reader, signposting, thesis
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a thinking tool (tt) for academic writing: front and backloading
I ‘ve decided to post more on some of the thinking tools that I routinely use in my own writing and in conversation with early career researchers. You’ll see them off and on over the next few months. I’m going … Continue reading
‘signposting’ your journal articles and chapters
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
Posted in argument, crafting writing, journal, signposts
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doing the literature review – thinking about patterns and groups
If you’ve ever watched small children playing then you’ll know that one of the things that they do is to sort things into groups. A bunch of coloured pens, pencils and markers can be sorted by type, colour, size, shape, … Continue reading →