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Doing Research: Revised Edition

This book is written by authors with a passion for research development, with the purpose of giving novice researchers a holistic view of what they will encounter when doing research. The interplay between scientific theory, academic research and professional practice is highlighted, as these are considered the cornerstones to be mastered as early as possible in a young researcher’s career.

Authors:
Laetus O.K. Lategan (ed)
Central University of Technology, Free State
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-3882
Liezel Lues (ed)
University of the Free State
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-4949
Hesta Friedrich-Nel (ed)
Central University of Technology, Free State
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1347-8914
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920383237

Chapters

  • 1. Doing Research: Navigating the Process
    Laetus O.K. Lategan, Hanita Swanepoel, Zelda Uwah
  • 2. What is Postgraduate Supervision about?
    Laetus O.K. Lategan, Driekie H.R. Hay, Somarie Holtzhausen, G. D. Jordaan, Michèle Truscott, Werner Vermeulen
  • 3. The Research Process
    Laetus O.K. Lategan, S.R.S. Litheko, Werner Vermeulen
  • 4. Proper Research Proposals
    Laetus O.K. Lategan, J.F.R. Lues, Werner Vermeulen
  • 5. Empirical Research
    Cay van der Merwe
  • 6. Principles of Modelling in Research and Design
    G. D. Jordaan
  • 7. The Quest for Academic Integrity
    Anita du Toit, Gerda Lamprecht
  • 8. Scientific Writing
    Laetus O.K. Lategan
  • 9. Writing a Research Report
    Liezel Lues
  • 10. Some Guiding Principles for Legible Academic Reports
    Rudi de Lange
  • 11. Matters of Linguistic Style
    J.F.R. Lues, Michèle Truscott
  • 12. Referencing – The Harvard Method
    Alna Beukes
  • 13. The Numerical Referencing Method
    G. D. Jordaan
  • 14. Practical Pointers in Presenting Research
    Hesta Friedrich-Nel, Saretha Brüssow
  • 15. Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication Skills
    Mardi Delport, MA van Deventer
  • 16. Quality Assurance of the Research Process
    Laetus O.K. Lategan, Driekie H.R. Hay, Somarie Holtzhausen, Michèle Truscott, Werner Vermeulen

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Published
January 1, 2011
Series
Research Essentials
Copyright (c) 2011 Laetus O.K. Lategan, Liezel Lues, Hesta Friedrich-Nel
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Details about the available publication format: Paperback

Paperback
ISBN-13 (15)
9781920383138
Date of first publication (11)
2011-01-01
Physical Dimensions
175mm x 245mm

How to Cite

Lategan, L. O., Lues, L., & Friedrich-Nel, H. . (Eds.). (2011). Doing Research: Revised Edition. UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920383237