Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses (10th ed) - Softcover

Carole Slade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395796555 ISBN 13: 9780395796559

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH, 1997

Synopsis

This classic introductory text is renowned for its solid guidance in the writing, documenting, and formatting of research papers, reports, theses, and dissertations. Form and Style's comprehensive coverage of the research process ranges from choosing a topic and preparing a draft to documenting sources and creating a bibliography. The text provides models and explanations of four documentation styles: Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), and Columbia Guide to Online Style (CGOS). Students receive the most up-to-date information on MLA documentation with the enclosed tri-fold card providing NEW 2009 MLA Handbook formats.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Perrin (Ph.D., University of Illinois--Champaign/Urbana) is currently Chairperson of the Department of English at Indiana State University, after serving as Director of Writing Programs for seventeen years. He has won the University's Caleb Mills Award for distinguished teaching and the Theodore Dreiser Award for distinguished research, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences' Distinguished Professor award. He has published numerous articles on composition and teaching and has published seven textbooks and research guides, including The Beacon Handbook (six editions) and Handbook for College Research (three editions).

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395796555
• ISBN 13: 9780395796559
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 281