1st Edition
Literature Review and Research Design A Guide to Effective Research Practice
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part One: On Research
Chapter 1. Research Philosophy
Chapter 2. Research Practice
Part Two: Reading Literature
Chapter 3. Attitude
Chapter 4. Managing the Literature
Chapter 5. Deep Reading
Part Three: Writing About Literature
Chapter 6. Writing with Literature
Chapter 7. Writing a Literature Review
Conclusion
Select References, Annotated
Biography
Dave Harris is a writing coach who helps authors develop productive writing practices, using principles from design methods, philosophy of science, and cognitive science. With Jean-Pierre Protzen, he is author of The Universe of Design (2010, Routledge), and, alone, author of Getting the Best of Your Dissertation (2015, Thought Clearing). Find him on the web at www.thoughtclearing.com.
Unlike other books on research, this book does not prescribe methods or recipes. Rather, it feels like one is sitting with an experienced dissertation coach, having a series of short conversations about the tacit knowledge that underlies the various aspects of research practice. After reading this book, novice researchers will have a better understanding of how the literature supports and brings out a researcher’s own voice
Arnold Wentzel, author of Creative Research in Economics (Routledge, 2016) and A Guide to Argumentative Research Writing and Thinking (Routledge, 2017)
