APA style simplified : writing in psychology, education, nursing, and sociology / Bernard C. Beins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beins, Bernard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Authorship.

Psychology.

Psychology--Authorship--Style manuals.

Social sciences--Authorship.

Social sciences--Authorship--Style manuals.

Social sciences.

Writing--standards.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology.

Writing--standards.

Genre:

Style manuals.

Physical Description:

x, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, [2012]

Summary:

"This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose Incorporates guidelines from the 6th edition of the APA publication manual Explores how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly Discusses the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each"-- Provided by publisher.

"In APA Style Simplified, experienced teacher and writer Bernard C. Beins guides young scholars through the labyrinth of APA style. He highlights the major elements of APA style and shows how to generate a coherent manuscript. Beins also explores how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them in a style that reflects a sophisticated knowledge of the subject area. In addition, he features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from APA style, and how to correct these problems. An essential resource for those working on research papers, dissertations, and manuscripts within relevant subject areas, APA Style Simplified is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Writing professionally

Elements of style

The introduction section

The method section

Communicating statistics

The results section

The discussion section

References : citations in the text and the reference list

Final touches : the abstract and formatting details

Creating poster presentations

Giving oral presentations

Sharing your work electronically

Appendix A: Example of APA-style manuscript with common errors

Appendix B: Corrected APA-style manuscript.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-194) and indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470672327

0470672323

9780470671238

0470671238

OCLC:

760971062

Publisher Number:

7489587