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The Library Postgraduate Research Support service provides guidance and relevant training that supports postgraduate students and researchers during their research journey.
Information and Research Guides
See the Library Postgraduate Research Support guide for more information on recommended and authoritative resources. This guide provides a useful starting point for finding relevant subject information.
You may also consult the SAGE Research Methods guide to help you in finding the best literature to enable you to choose a methodology and launch into your research project.
Training Programme
A series of training sessions is scheduled to run during the 1st and 2nd semesters. Invitations to these sessions are sent to the postgraduate and research community through UWC Communication.
In the case where dates are not suitable, presentations can be done by invitation. Send an email request to library-research@uwc.ac.za
The session cover but are not limited to the following:
The Division for Postgraduate Studies (DPGS) offers virtual mentoring to registered UWC postgraduate (PG) students.
Duties of the Writing Coaches
Duties of the Statistical Coaches
COACHES DO NOT WRITE FOR STUDENTS AND ARE NOT SUPERVISORS!
To request and be assigned a writing or statistical coach, please complete the JOTFORM via the link below:
https://form.jotform.com/51601578349965
The UWC Writing Centre aims to assist students with academic writing through providing support, feedback and advice, which is given by postgraduate tutors. It also helps lecturers to support the development of students’ writing in their courses.
They offer assistance with the following elements of writing:
There are a few ways of booking a consultation:
You need to provide the Writing Centre with a copy of the draft of the writing you are working on, the assignment question (and instructions). If the lecturer has given you a rubric for the assignment, please share that with us as well. The Writing Centre should be able to give you an appointment within 24 hours, depending on how busy they are. Please leave yourself enough time to work on the assignment once you have received feedback.
The UWC Library Collection features a selection of key research books that are highly relevant to your academic pursuits.
Qualitative Research Methods in Education by
Theoretical origins of qualitative research methods in education -- v. 2. Language, philosophy and politics - additional theoretical tributaries and methodological developments in qualitative research in education -- v. 3.
Research Methods for Education, Second Edition by
Research methods for education, Second Edition takes the student by the hand and guides them through the complex subject of research methods in an engaging, witty and clear way.
Research Methods and Methodologies in Education by
This straightforward and jorgon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributor's identity key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the direct comparisons between them.
Research Methods in Education by
"This seventh edition of Research Methods in Education is a very comprehensive, well written and illustrated key text for anyone involved in research within and outside of education. It is a major resource for both the novice and professional researcher".
Contents
Part 1: The context of educational research.
Research Methods in Education by
Research methods in education introduces research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating questions about the educational world. This lively, innovative text helps students connect technique and substance, appreciate the value of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and make ethical research decisions.
The following represent significant research outputs from the staff and students of your department. These outputs showcase their valuable contributions to the field of research.
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