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This manual offers practical advice on the fundamentals of research to college and university students in all fields of study. The Craft of Research teaches much more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it explains how to approach a research project as an analytical process. The authors chart every stage of research, from finding a topic and generating research questions about it to marshalling evidence, constructing arguments, and writing everything up in a final report that is a model of authority. Their advice is designed for use by both beginners and seasoned practitioners, and for projects from class papers to dissertations.

This book is organized into four parts. Part One is a spirited introduction to the distinctive nature, values, and protocols of research. Part Two demystifies the art of discovering a topic. It outlines a wide range of sources, among them personal interests and passions. Parts Three and Four cover the essentials of argument--how to make a claim and support it--and ways to outline, draft, revise, rewrite, and polish the final report. Part Three is a short course in the logic, structure, uses, and common pitfalls of argumentation. The writing chapters in Part Four show how to present verbal and visual information effectively and how to shape sentences and paragraphs that communicate with power and precision.

"A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research."-- Times Literary Supplement

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First published in 1995 (CH, May'96, 33-5067), this comprehensive guidebook is aimed at students and practitioner-researchers unfamiliar with the process of organizing and writing a college-level research paper. It is written in an easy-to-follow manner with copious examples to illustrate particular concepts, such as how to compose an argument or connect scholarly research to investigating practical problems. Chapters arranged into five sections cover the general research process, how to frame and organize a study, the development of an argument to support a hypothesis, and pragmatic explanations about how to produce a paper. The final chapters consider the ethical use of research and advice to teachers. Most chapters end with a Quick Tip providing a helpful synopsis of practical advice. The narrative flow reflects the overall process of scholarly research from conceptualization to final product, also acknowledging the non-linear nature of investigation. Perhaps responding to prior criticism, handling differences among research methods, developing an argument, and reporting/writing are more fully explained. Fourth-edition improvements include detailed information about using online library sources and updated examples. This thorough but inexpensive book is foundational for understanding the research process from beginning to end, and the appendix lists sources for disciplinary-specific guidance that might be improved by including literature on particular research methods. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates through researchers/faculty; professionals/practitioners. --Robert V. Labaree, University of Southern California