How to read journal articles in the social sciences : a very practical guide for students /
Phillip chong ho shon
- New Delhi: Sage, 2012.
- x, 110 p.
- Sage Study Skills .
Chapter 1: The Challenges of ReadingChapter 2: Trying to Fix Mechanical and Structural Writing Problems with Abstract ToolsChapter 3: Should I even Read This? How to Read the Abstract, General Introduction and Methods SectionChapter 4: So What? How to Read the General Literature Review, Psychology Introductions, and Results SectionsChapter 5: Becoming a Part of the Scholarly Community: How to Read the Discussion and ConclusionChapter 6: Highlighting and Organizing the ROF, SPL, CPL, GAP, RFW and POCChapter 7: Will the Reading Code Organization Sheet Work on Non-social Science Texts?Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks
This easy to follow guide reveals a tried and tested strategy for decoding social science journal articles, using a specially developed reading code.