Writing a Postgraduate Dissertation or Thesis provides key advice on how to write about a field of research, the tradition of methodology and methods undertaken, and the contribution to knowledge that is being made.

Michael Hammond is a Reader in the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Preface

1. About writing

2. Showing knowledge of your field

3. Showing knowledge of methodology

4. Showing you have made a contribution

5. The presentation of a thesis or dissertation

6. Final thoughts

Key terms