Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

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 voiceArnold Wentzel, author of Creative Research in Economics (Routledge, 2016) and A Guide to Argumentative Research Writing and Thinking (Routledge, 2017)