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This blog, written by an Honours student, gives an interesting insider's perspective on surviving the honours experience.
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Information and advice on the ethics of conducing research.
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This is a helpful guide for navigating the dissertation process. Also check out the ANU Academic Skills & Learning Centre Honours Guide PDF available at:
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This freely available online site addresses a number of FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about social research. The 'Toolkit' covers the different stages of research, some of the Do's and Don'ts' and a host of other useful tips.
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Academic writing is direct and concise. Revise your work using the handy tips on this handout. Consider these tips:
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Hear experts in the field talk about research methodologies for Learning Sciences.
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Cool interactive catalogue of books that deal with Research Methods from Sage publishing house.
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Open access resources for Qualitative Data Analysis Software programmes.
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Jamie Harding discusses using the constant comparative method as a first step in analysing qualitative data. Material is taken from his book Qualitative Data...
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James Harding explains how to analyse data using the constant comparison method.
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Methodspace is the home of the research methods community from across the world
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This interesting website is devoted to research. There are a range of online forums, resources and ideas.
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Dr. Karen Rohrbauck Stout, an associate professor at Western Washington University, has used concept mapping and mind mapping since she was an undergraduate,...
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Need help organising your thinking? A graphic organiser such as a concept map might help.
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UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of things? With so much research already published it can be a daunting task for any new researcher…
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This post contains a random collection of 70 sentence stems you can use in your academic writing.
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Do you want to make a claim, argue, debate or talk about data, literature or issues? Here is a useful list of 'sentence starters' and key words to use in academic writing.
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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Learning Theory, zone of proximal development The area of capabilities that learners can exhibit with support from a teacher., Montessori constructivism, Lave & Wenger...
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Confused about theories? This concept map is a good place to start.
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research education, academic writing, public engagement, funding, other eccentricities.
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In this wonderful blog, Pat Thompson posts about research education and academic writing. Check out her practical tips on structuring a thesis or journal article.
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The UL contains one of the greatest collections of books and manuscripts in the world. The exhibition centre is open to the public and is accessible to local schools and colleges by prior arrangement.
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My background is in primary teaching but a recent shift to higher education has ignited a passion for research. I love thinking about how people learn and the role that technology might play in this. I'm very interested in historical thinking in K-6.
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A well defined research question is characterised by a number of things. Read all about how to generate, revise and refine your own research question.