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Good Writing Guide For Education Students

by Dominic Wyse e Kate Cowan

30,46€ + 10% CARD

 This practical, down-to-earth guide isÂ tailored for Education students and uses real examples of studentsâ€™ work to explain what tutors look for and how to get there.
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Good Essay Writing - A Social Sciences Guide

by Peter Redman e Wendy Maples

18,54€ + 10% CARD

 Writing good essays is one of the most challenging aspects of studying in the social sciences. This simple guide provides you with proven approaches and techniques to help turn you into a well-oiled, essay writing machine. Good Essay Writing demonstrates how to think critically and formulate your argument as well as offering water-tight structuring tips, referencing advice and a word on those all too familiar common worries - all brought to life through real student examples from a range of subjects. Now in its fifth edition, this fresh update contains: New essay examples are analysed and discussed, so you have a clear understanding of what makes a good essay A new chapter on essay writing skills and other forms of social science writing, helping you transfer the skills you learn to different types of written assessments A new Companion Website providing additional exercises and examples, helping you practice and apply the skills. This practical guide is an absolute must for everybody wanting - or needing - to brush up on their essay writing skills and boost their grades. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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How To Write Successful Business And Management Essays

by Markus Hasel e Patrick Tissington

34,44€ + 10% CARD

 Addresses the all too common pitfalls of essay assignments, as well as providing students with a step-by-step programme to approach essay questions, both in coursework and exam contexts.
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Study Skills For Students With Dyslexia - Support For Specific Learning Differences (Splds)

25,16€ + 10% CARD

 Do you want to improve your study skills? Packed full of advice on topics including note taking, essay writing, reading strategies and exam techniques, Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia is an essential read for students with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) in further and higher education. The guidance and tools provided help you organise and plan your work, improve your skills and boost your confidence, so you succeed throughout your studies. The new edition contains: A new chapter on critical thinking, giving you confidence in analysing information and expressing an argument A new chapter on how to make the most of lectures, to ensure you're maximising your learning opportunities The latest IT and software references, including links to online assistive technologies A toolkit of downloadable resources to help you plan and study with ease, including templates, planners, tasks and activities, and toolsheets. This edition also comes with a fully editable digital download of the book, so you can access it in your preferred reading format. Practical and interactive, this book motivates, inspires and guides you through all your studies. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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How To Succeed At University - An Essential Guide To Academic Skills, Personal Development & Employability

by Bob Smale e Julie Fowlie

21,19€ + 10% CARD

 Achieve all your goals for university - whatever they are! How to Succeed at University provides straightforward, practical advice for anyone experiencing university life. Introducing the personal, academic and life skills you need to succeed - both at university and in today's competitive job market - you'll find help with managing your time and budget, and guidance on a range of study skills including skills for research and examination success. You'll also learn how to identify and develop key transferable skills that will stay with you throughout your professional life. Discover how to: Improve your employability prospects and give yourself the advantage in the job market Benefit from other students' experience, with top tips and insider advice on succeeding in your studies Explore the uses of digital technologies in learning and assessment Use what you learn right away, with handy downloadable checklists and worksheets. Pragmatic, up-front and sympathetic, this is an essential companion for all undergraduate students, as well as anyone preparing for study at university. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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Doing Your Masters Dissertation

by Chris Hart

37,09€ + 10% CARD

 A practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a dissertation at Masters level.
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Critical Reading And Writing For Postgraduates

by Alison Wray e Mike Wallace

33,61€ + 10% CARD

 Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. Practical and engaging,Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduatesis bursting with tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, helping you to gradually build your skills beyond undergraduate level and gain confidence in your ability to critically read and write. New to this 3rd edition: <ul> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Introduces a technique for developing critical thinking skills by interrogating paper abstracts </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> Additional diagrams, exercises and concept explanations, enabling you to more easily understand and apply the various approaches </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">A glossary, to help with understanding of key terms.</li> </ul> Also new for this edition, a Companion Websiteprovides additional resources to help you apply the critical techniques you learn. From templates and checklists, access to SAGE journal articles and additional case studies, these free resources will make sure you successfully master advanced critical skills. If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) literature such as essays, dissertations or theses, research papers or oral presentations, this proven guide helps you develop a reflective and advanced critical approach to your research and writing. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, theStudent Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the<a href="https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/page/study-skills" target="_blank" title="Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub ">SAGE Study Skills hub</a>for tips and resources for study success!
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Seven Steps To A Successful Career - A Guide To Employability

by Felicity Becker e Lucinda Becker

27,81€ + 10% CARD

 Are you a student thinking about the next steps in your career or study? Are you taking an employability module at university or are you just keen to learn more about how to get the job you want? If you answered yes to any of the above, then this book is for you! Clear, focused and strategic it is written as a series of FAQs and builds upon real student experiences. Designed to help the modern student it offers pragmatic, jargon-free advice which will help you to move forward into a successful job application or career change. Key features of the book include: Advice from current students, graduates and employers Exercises designed to provide a 'quick fix' when faced with challenges Checklists enabling you to record progress as you move through sections or tasks Practical steps you can take to sustain momentum as you move through your studies. This is an ideal guide to making the most of your skills, beating the competition and getting your ideal job! The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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Your Dissertation In Education

by Nicholas Walliman e Scott Buckler

31,79€ + 10% CARD

 Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you're panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes: - A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started - An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods - A new chapter on mixed methods An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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How To Read Journal Articles In The Social Sciences - A Very Practical Guide For Students

by Phillip C. Shon

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 This superb guide teaches you how to read critically. Its no-nonsense, practical approach uses a specially developed reading code to help you read articles for your research project; this simple code enables you to decipher journal articles structurally, mechanically and grammatically. Refreshingly free of jargon and written with you in mind, it's packed full of interdisciplinary advice that helps you to decode and critique academic writing. The author's fuss free approach will improve your performance, boost your confidence and help you to: Read and better understand content Take relevant effective notes Manage large amounts of information in an easily identifiable and retrievable format Write persuasively using formal academic language and style. New to this edition: Additional examples across a range of subjects, including education, health and sociology as well as criminology Refined terminology for students in the UK, as well as around the world More examples dealing specifically with journal articles. Clear, focused and practical this handy guide is a great resource for helping you sharpen your use of journal articles and improve your academic writing skills. 'I have used the book over the last five years with my students with great success. The book has helped students to develop their critical thinking, reading and writing skills and when it comes to writing a dissertation they have used the code sheet in their own writing.' - Pete Allison, Head of the Graduate School of Education, University of Edinburgh The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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Writing Successful Reports And Dissertations

by Lucinda Becker

23,84€ + 10% CARD

 Are you unsure what your report should look like or how you'll ever finish it in time? Are you freaking out about starting on an extended piece of writing? Help is here! In this handy little book, you'll find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to plan and deliver a perfect piece of writing to gain top marks. Open up to find advice on: What makes dissertations and reports distinctive Organising your time and materials Finding the right planning method for you How to structure your writing successfully Writing good sentences, paragraphs, sections and chapters. Read this book and you're on your way to writing a great report or dissertation! The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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Study Skills For Business And Management - How To Succeed At University And Beyond

by Christos Orthodoxou e Patrick Tissington

35,76€ + 10% CARD

 An ideal study companion throughout a business and management degree, this text provides up-to-date coverage of hot topics such as effective reading, essay skills, how to use social media and how to secure employment after university.
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Study Skills For Students With Dyslexia

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 'This book contains a wide range of strategies for study skills support which will be excellent for our PG Cert SpLD FE/HE course. They will also find the chapter on grammar ,spelling and writing helpful in their teaching. Some useful templates to support the students they teach.' - Dr Kath Kelly, Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University'For once, a book that is actually not only written for students with dyslexia but is also accessible to students with dyslexia ie clear format, chunked information, bullets, images, etc. The CD is especially useful with templates and examples for planning and organising.' - Mrs Linda Crittenden, Learning Support, Mid Kent College of Higher & F.E.Full of advice on topics such as note-taking, reading strategies and exam techniques, this fully revised and updated edition motivates, inspires and guides you through your studies. The advice and tools provided help you plan your work, improve your skills and boost your confidence. The Second Edition has: a new chapter on writing your dissertation more on using statistics more on planning and timetabling techniques more on using technology to help you expanded advice on preparing and giving presentations a new chapter on collaborative learning. Included with the book is a CD ROM that supplies: an electronic copy of the book planners and other resources internet links to further information. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!
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Good Writing Guide For Education Students

by Dominic Wyse

24,97€ + 10% CARD

 This accessible guide to writing academically is based on the author's many years of experience helping students to improve their writing and get better marks in assignments. The advice works because it uses real examples of students' work to explain what tutors look for, and shows you how to get there. New to this Third Edition:- increased coverage of plagiarism (and how to avoid it)- how to show critical reflection and judgement - turning useful notes from lectures and readings into powerful written arguments- updated material on citations and references- new examples of students' work- developing an academic 'voice'. The book is packed with practical advice on how to read widely, search for reading materials, structure your writing and use language effectively. With plenty of dos and don'ts, this is a perfect guide for students studying at all levels. Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Years and Primary Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!
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Your Research Project - Designing And Planning Your Work

by Nicholas Walliman

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 In the third edition of this bestselling book, you'll find everything you need to embark upon your research project and write your proposal with confidence. Written with the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners in mind, Your Research Project will guide you through the process of formulating a research question, choosing your research methods, planning your research, and writing your proposal.Fully updated and revised, the new edition features:o A comprehensive introduction to the purpose and nature of researcho Expanded coverage of writing a research plan or proposalo An overview of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis, as well as more on mixed methods research designso New sections on digital media and online research methodso Exercises and examples to provide students from across the social sciences with the practical tools needed to succeed in their project.Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
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Study Skills For Chinese Students

by Mike Courtney e Xiangping Du

30,46€ + 10% CARD

 This is a really useful and comprehensive guide for Chinese students about the essential academic skills needed for successful study in higher education in the UK. It covers all skill areas as well as general information for Chinese students new to the UK academic environment.' - Julie Watson, Principal Teaching Fellow in e-Learning and Head of eLanguages, University of Southampton Leaving China to study in the UK for the first time can be a daunting experience. You will be entering a new country and education system with its own culture, customs and values, some of which will be totally different from those back home. You will need to acquaint yourself with these differences to achieve your goals while studying in the UK and make the most of your stay. You may be finding it difficult to find this information, you may even be feeling anxious about the move or struggling to fit into your new environment. Help is at hand! This easy-to-read book is designed to be your companion throughout your university studies in the UK, providing practical information and skills and strategies for success. This guide: Introduces you to many life skills needed to support your studies in the UK, such as food, socialising and local amenities Contains information regarding UK assessment, lectures, seminars, campus life and support available from faculty Covers language and comprehension skills to help you communicate in your work and in the classroom with peers Explains the main differences between Eastern and Western thinking and culture Includes research skills and strategies for dissertations, essays and exams. Other useful features: Xiangping has included study tips in Chinese to help you fully understand each chapter Key words in each chapter are also provided in Chinese, alongside a test on the topic Hear from other Chinese students about their own experiences studying in the UK. This essential guide will help you to flourish in your UK studies and enjoy yourself along the way! The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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Studying And Researching With Social Media

by Megan Poore

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 Wondering what your lecturers are looking for in a blog post? Asking yourself how that's different from writing an essay (or a wiki page)? Unsure if Twitter really can be used to build your online profile as a researcher? If you want - or need - to integrate social media tools into your studies and research, this practical book is your one-stop shop. Megan Poore shares the secrets of how to harness the power of social media tools to improve your academic productivity. Inside, you'll find out how to: ... write a good blog post ... contribute to a wiki ... maximise your grades when creating an audio-visual presentation ... find and share the latest research via Twitter ... keep safe online. Featuring handy illustrations and exercises, as well as guidance on broader issues such as copyright, avoiding plagiarism, and cyberbullying, you'll find out all you need to successfully use social media to support your study and research. Visit the Studying and Researching with Social Media blog which accompanies the book, sharing tips and guidance on using social media to improve your study and research skills. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
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A Lady Of Quality

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

17,56€ + 10% CARD

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 Brutally abandoning his wife to the agonies of a difficult childbirth, baronet Sir Jeoffry Wildairs represents the worst vices imaginable in a country gentleman. Of six daughters born into this unhappy situation so far, only one has survived. The story opens with the unwelcome arrival of yet another.
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Writing Your Thesis

by Paul Oliver

33,11€ + 10% CARD

 Expert guidance for postgraduate and research students on how to plan, prepare and produce a thesis or dissertation.
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Your Undergraduate Dissertation - The Essential Guide For Success

by Nicholas Walliman

23,84€ + 10% CARD

 A tried and tested guide for undergraduate students on how to write a brilliant dissertation.
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Doing Your Master'S Dissertation - From Start To Finish

by Euris Larry Everett e Inger Furseth

29,14€ + 10% CARD

 With examples from real theses, useful action plans in each chapter and a range of practical tips that are often missed in other books, this is a step-by-step guideÂ to help youÂ excel in your Master's dissertation.
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Literature Review - A Step-By-Step Guide For Students

by Diana Ridley

37,09€ + 10% CARD

 The complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis
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From Postgraduate To Social Scientist - A Guide To Key Skills

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 The book describes the skills needed for success in moving from being a student to becoming an academic or professional social scientist.
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Understanding The Research Process

by Paul Oliver

173,04€ + 10% CARD

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 By concentrating on the nature of terminology used in research, this book helps students better understand, and learn how to use, the specialist vocabulary of educational and social science research.
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