The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses /
Brian Allison and Phil Race.
- 2nd ed.
- London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.
- xii, 100 p. ; 22 cm.
The contexts of research -- Sources of research topics -- The 'felt need' to address an identified problem or question -- The existing literature of the subject field -- The deeper knowledge of a field held by research supervisors -- The thrust of institutional research in a particular university or college -- Commissioned or sponsored research -- Reporting research outcomes -- Student research reports -- Research journals -- Research abstracts -- Research indexes and databases -- Searching indexes and databases.