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Category Archives: academia

Connecting your specific research to broader questions in the literature, the field and the discipline November 15, 2024
Posted in academia, research, research design, research methods.
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The value and importance of the pre-writing stage of writing July 16, 2024
Posted in academia, writing.
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“State-Sponsored Activism: Bureaucrats and Social Movements in Brazil” – Jessica Rich – my reading notes February 27, 2024
Posted in academia, reading notes, research, research design, social movements.
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Reading Like a Writer – Francine Prose – my reading notes February 26, 2024
Posted in academia, writing.
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Using the Pacheco-Vega workflows and frameworks to write and/or revise a scholarly book July 16, 2023
Posted in academia, writing.
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On framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the “what is this a story of” question April 3, 2023
Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.
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The Abstract Decomposition Matrix Technique to find a gap in the literature March 30, 2023
Posted in academia, research, writing.
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16 tips on the process of academic writing and publishing from the #ISA2023 Environmental Studies Section Speed Mentoring Session March 19, 2023
Posted in academia.
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Producing journal article manuscripts from a doctoral dissertation March 13, 2023
Posted in academia, research.
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5 habit-forming, practice-developing strategies that you can work with during the upcoming month February 19, 2023
Posted in academia, productivity.
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On calendars, synchronization and collaborative work in academia: Aligning Priorities and Availabilities across multiple people September 25, 2022
Posted in academia, planning, productivity.
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On writing by hand and always keeping a written record of everything September 25, 2022
Posted in academia.
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Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research (my reading notes) September 22, 2022
Posted in academia, qualitative methods, reading notes, research, research methods.
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On the importance of networks in graduate school and beyond (and the challenges of switching disciplines and fields) September 4, 2022
Posted in academia.
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A partial, commented bibliography on focus groups August 28, 2022
Posted in academia, qualitative methods, research methods.
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The logic of research inquiry and the use of the puzzle approach in research design August 27, 2022
Posted in academia, research, research methods.
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4 lessons I learned (the hard way) about health, overwork, and life as an academic August 25, 2022
Posted in academia, research.
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Reading is writing: To situate your work within the broader literature, you need to READ August 21, 2022
Posted in academia, reading strategies, writing.
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3 fundamental lessons about reading and academic writing August 21, 2022
Posted in academia, writing.
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Preparing for the PhD defense/viva? Use the GDN instead of a DTP August 21, 2022
Posted in academia, research, writing.
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On Cornell Notes and the importance of noting down EVERYTHING including the article or book chapter (or book) full citation. August 19, 2022
Posted in academia, writing.
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Writing the dissertation (thesis) III: Controlling the dissertation/thesis August 16, 2022
Posted in academia.
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The missing link in the literature review process: 4 elements to look for when reviewing the literature July 22, 2022
Posted in academia, research.
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The repeating cycle of overwork in academia: a first-person account July 3, 2022
Posted in academia.
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A few strategies to overcome writer’s block June 30, 2022
Posted in academia, writing.
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