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Social Sciences Research

Social Sciences Research

Writing Strategies for Students

by Mark A. BonacciGail M. Staines and Katherine Johnson
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/12/2000

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Social Sciences Research: Research, Writing, and Presentation Strategies for Students is a comprehensive resource to help students perform library research in the social sciences, develop writing strategies for formal papers, and orally present and defend their work. Drawing on their backgrounds in teaching library research and writing methods, the authors elaborate on how to recognize a scholarly from a popular source, develop research questions, conduct computer-assisted literature searches, and write papers in an acceptable format (APA).
ISBN:
9780810836860
9780810836860
Category:
Educational: Social sciences
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-12-2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
219.96x144.27x14.48mm
Weight:
0.26kg
Katherine Johnson

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

During her 35-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for mastering complex manual calculations and helped pioneer the use of computers to perform the tasks.

The space agency noted her "historical role as one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist." (August 26, 1918 - February 24, 2020),

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