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The Nature of Number. Constance Kamii and Rheta DeVries.

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Kamii, C., & DeVries, R. (1976). Piaget, Children, and Number: Applying Piaget’s theory to the Teaching of Elementary Number. Washington, D.C: National Association for the Education of Young Children. ISBN: 0-912674-49-0 (Guest Post by Alprata Ahuja) An Overview (pp. 1-4)   The question of how to apply Piaget’s theory to teaching of elementary number in classrooms…

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This is the Way We Go To School. P.Sainath.

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Sainath. 1996. Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India’s Poorest Districts. New Delhi: Penguin. ISBN: 9780140259841 This is the Way We Go to School: Getting Educated in Rural India (pp. 47-68) Published in 1996, Sainath’s book captures stories from India’s poorest district. This section on education, presents three stories that represent the diverse settings…

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Research Tip #7 Go Beyond Your Core Area of Specialisation.

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One of the key suggestions that I often make to many of my friends and colleagues is to read and explore areas of research that do not match your core area of specialisation. We tend to limit ourselves to reading in areas that are directly linked to our research work or to our primary disciplinary…

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Research Tip #6.Tips on Writing- Writing Academically.

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Academic writing is somewhat different from writing a blog or an article. In this blog post I will talk about writing a thesis, a journal article and writing for an academic magazine.  Use Formal Language The first and foremost rule for any formal writing is to use correct language. Whichever language you choose to write…

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Research Tip #5. Tips on Writing- Preparing Annotations

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In an earlier blog post I had emphasised the need to start writing immediately. This holds true as much for the fieldwork that you have undertaken as to the reading material you go through. At the end of the research work, you will be getting a doctorate which certifies that you are an expert in…

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Research Tip #3. The Best Time to Start Writing is NOW!

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PhD progresses through many stages. And writing is considered to be the last of it. Often proposal writing is so exhausting that we tend to procrastinate before we take up writing again. If you are like me, and love to read, you would also revel in the lovely time that a quiet library can offer….

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Research Tip #2. Understand your Role and your Supervisor’s

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Your supervisor will play a very significant role in your research work. This starts at the time of preparing your PhD proposal and continues till the time of viva. I was lucky to have a supervisor who builds a strong emotional connect and supports you unconditionally. Do not take this as a given. It is…