Where research begins : choosing a research project that matters to you (and the world) /
Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea.
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing .
- Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
Introduction -- Become a self-centered researcher. Questions; What's your problem?; Designing a project that works -- Get over yourself. How to find your problem collective; How to navigate your field; how to begin; What's next in your research journey?
"This book leads you to your research project while keeping your own preferences, abilities, and values centered. The authors place a strong and welcome emphasis on finding a research project that is right for you and that matters to you. The book includes student-tested exercises and many excellent examples of how-to-do-it and how-not-to. Each chapter includes "Try This Now" exercises and games designed to help you achieve a specific set of goals: generating questions, refining questions, discovering the patterns that connect the questions together, and the problem that motivates you-and other researchers. "Commonly Made Mistakes" are highlighted, as is advice for when and how to approach a "Sounding Board" (a teacher, mentor, or other advisor). At the close of each chapter, the key tools and exercises are revisited, providing a clear sense of the benchmarks you've reached"--