Make Your Knowledge Matter, Guide to Developing and Documenting Research

ACELG  - Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government, Sydney. ISSN 1838-2525

Asker, S. & Pillora, S. 2013

Available at: http://bit.ly/135uy6s

 

This guide aims to:

 Build the capacity of local government practitioners to improve the quality and impact of their written contributions to forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, and other places.

 Support researchers inside local government – whoever they are –to effectively document ideas and practice in a clear, wellstructured and credible piece of written work.

 Encourage local government practitioners to contribute to the body of local government research, whether or not they have formal qualifications.

The Guide offers tools, tips and Thinklists to help you develop credible, robust, and logical writing to share with the local government sector.

 

Table of Contents

Introducing This Guide

Research Overview

Getting into a Research Headspace: Guiding Principles to Help You Organise Your Thoughts and Develop Your Ideas

I’m Ready to Write! What Types of Written Research Outputs

Can I Contribute?

Tips for Good Writing

Acknowledging Other Research – Referencing

The Value of Revision, Editing and Review

Write Now

List of Accessible Research Resources for Further Reading

Appendix 1 - Common Research Terms

Appendix 2 – Examples of Written Pieces

Appendix 3 – Example Research Paper Structure and Example Abstract Structure