Writing with style APA style for social work /
| Main Author: | Szuchman, Lenore T., 1948- |
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| Other Authors: | Thomlison, Barbara. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Australia ; Belmont, CA :
Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning,
[2011]
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 193 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) and index. Preface -- Chapter 1. Writing With Style -- Stylistic Distinction for Scientific Journals -- Why Practitioners Need to Read Research Articles -- Getting Started -- Why Are We Not Using APA Style in this Book? -- Chapter 2. Ethics and Writing -- Using Exact Words and Sentence Structure -- Changing Words and Sentence Structure -- Changing the Format -- Borrowing and Recycling Ideas -- Technical Phrases and Attribution -- Internet -- Chapter 3. General Writing Techniques -- Referring to Other Authors -- Words and Phrases to Collect -- Words and Phrases to Avoid -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 4. Grammar and Punctuation Matters -- Parallel Construction -- Half-Empty Comparisons -- Agreement -- Run-On Sentence or Comma Splice -- Punctuation -- Important Differences Between People and Things -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 5. Writing an Introduction -- What Was Done and Why -- Relevance of the Research Question -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 6. Writing the Literature Review -- What Has Been Written or Researched? -- Looking for Literature to Review -- Reviewing the Empirical Literature -- Appraising the Literature -- Synthesizing the Literature -- What Was Done and Why -- Organizing the Literature Review -- Use Headings -- Here Is an Example of Such a Heading -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 7. Writing the Method Section -- Organization -- Participants -- Procedure -- Materials and Measures -- Remember Your Audience -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 8. Writing the Results Section -- Statistics -- Data Displays: Tables and Figures -- Useful Rules -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 9. Writing the Discussion Section -- Discussion of the Results -- Implications for Theory, Research, and/or Practice -- Limitations and Directions for Future Research -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 10. Writing the Abstract -- Location and Length -- Contents -- Style -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 11. Listing References -- Word Processing Tips -- Alphabetizing -- Journal Article Reference -- Chapter in an Edited Book -- An Authored Book -- Electronic References -- Historical and Archival References -- References in the Body of the Manuscript -- Referencing the DSM -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 12. Preparing the Title Page and Formatting Your Manuscript -- Writing a Title -- Elements of the Title Page -- Formatting -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 13. Polishing the Paper -- Step 1: Rewrite and Revise -- Step 2: Edit and Rewrite -- Step 3: Proofread (Not a Rewrite) -- Final Touches -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Chapter 14. Preparing a Presentation -- Poster Presentations -- Oral Presentations -- Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- References -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 193 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780840031983 084003198X |