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Posts by: Raul Pacheco-Vega

  1. Preparing for comprehensive-qualifying exams: Seeking guidance and practicing through sample questions August 26, 2019

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  2. From review of the literature to mind map of the field August 25, 2019

    Posted in academia, reading strategies, research, writing.

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  3. Developing a repertoire of reading strategies is extremely important August 24, 2019

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  4. How to write a systematic review, a narrative review, a scoping review or a meta-analysis August 24, 2019

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  5. We need to discuss the lack of time and space to think in academic settings August 24, 2019

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  6. Triaging your reading workload: how to choose when to read something in more depth August 21, 2019

    Posted in academia, reading strategies, writing.

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  7. Which “writing” book is best suited for me? A map of the literature based on a re-read of Helen Sword’s ALTS August 16, 2019

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  8. Dealing with The Dreaded Blank Page August 15, 2019

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  9. On reading up a lot, mind mapping the literature, “finding the gap” and writing paragraphs in your literature review August 14, 2019

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  10. Writing a literature review assignment (and for instructors: providing guidance) August 9, 2019

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  11. Using Overview Devices in scholarly research and academic writing August 6, 2019

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  12. A synthetic memorandum on advice on academic research and writing July 29, 2019

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  13. Writing the literature review chapter of a book July 25, 2019

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  14. The Craft of Research (Booth, Colomb, Williams) – 3rd Edition – my reading notes July 17, 2019

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  15. A proposed research process mind map July 14, 2019

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  16. Reading heuristics: Finding a core idea in a paragraph by searching for keywords/terms July 12, 2019

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  17. Reading when a paragraph starts with a topic sentence, and when it doesn’t July 8, 2019

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  18. A proposed sequence to teach/learn reading techniques for undergraduate students: Teach/learn how to write arguments first, then how to read in depth, then how to skim July 7, 2019

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  19. How to write the conclusions chapter of a book manuscript June 27, 2019

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  20. Evaluating progress by comparing myself to This Time Last Year’s Version of Me June 11, 2019

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  21. Put your oxygen mask on first, and 23 other life lessons I recently learned May 15, 2019

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  22. Writing in Political Science: A Brief Guide (Short Guides to Writing in the Disciplines) (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  23. The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

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  24. Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

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  25. Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

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