Writer's Guide
The Writers Guide page brings together resources for those interested in improving their skills as authors of academic papers, reports, and books.
Links
- The Elements of Style
- Publishing Educational Research: Guidelines and Tips
- How to Write a Scholarly Research Report
- Communicating Educational Research Data to General, Non-researcher Audiences.
- Authorship Ethics
- Citing Electronic Resources
Resources
The Art and Structure of a First Paragraph
by Brent Kilbourn — 2001
A detailed analysis of a sample first paragraph of a thesis
For The Record - Lessons for Young Scholars Seeking to Publish
by Gary Natriello — 1996
For the Record - Titles and Introductions
by TC Record — 2000
Advice on beginning a paper
For the Record: Reviewing the Literature
by Gary Natriello — 2000
For The Record: Picture This: Graphs, Figures and Photographs in Academic Papers
by Gary Natriello — 1997
For The Record: Table Manners: Preparing Accessible Tables
by Gary Natriello — 1997
For The Record: Documentation: Beyond the Authority of Eloquence
by Gary Natriello — 1998
Proposing a Special Issue of TCR
by Gary Natriello — 2007
Borrowed from Teachers College Record