This blog post is inspired by a research class I recently attended with professors and research scholars at the Department of Education, University of Delhi. Acknowledgements are due to all of them. ______________________ This is a break in the series on chapter writing. But it has been a while since I wrote I guess a…
30 09 2018 Gulati, N. (2018). Aankhein Munde Kabutar: Yaunikta ki Abhivyati. Paathshala- Bheetar aur Baahar, 1 (1): 43-55. The paper begins with a discussion on a July 2017 incident of a young boy being restricted from sitting in class XII boards post his hugging a peer in the school. The ensuing discussion in the…
Talking to a fellow scholar today gave me the insight that one of the keys to writing your thesis quickly is to recognise the process that you follow for writing. It helps in not just setting a pace for writing but will also bring a qualitative change in what we write. By identifying the writing…
Research Tip #11- Writing your thesis- Thesis Structure One of the scholars I met today inspired me to write chapter by chapter tips for writing a thesis. I thought of giving it a try. This will be thus, the first in a series of such blog posts. I want to begin with a disclaimer and this…
In an earlier blog I have spoken about the relevance of research questions. The nature of research questions that you set up would determine whether your research demands a qualitative or a quantitative approach. In contemporary times, a mixed methods approach is frequently used that draws out the best out of qualitative and quantitative paradigms….
I have referred to this issue in earlier blogposts. In an unstructured programme, that has few external deadlines, we get a lot of time to read, which in itself is a fabulous thing. However, this also means that we can spend months and years together in reading things that may not contribute to our research….
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…
I have noticed that many a times this is an area that most researchers tend to struggle with. When you are doing a full time research, there is this feeling of having all the time for research and therefore the tendency to procrastinate. If you are juggling with a job, there is the difficulty to…
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….
How to finish your PhD. Tip #1 – Love your work I have often been asked for tips on how to finish a PhD on time. I submitted my PhD in 2013 in a little less than four years of registering for it. I studied along with a full time job. Since then, I have never…
