Synopses & Reviews
In 2030, it is projected that 65 percent of the population will be over 65. The U.S. Government Census Bureau reveals that over an adult's working life, college graduates typically earn close to $1 million more than high school graduates. About 43 percent of American families spend more than they earn each year.
These three factoids represent a tiny fraction of the potential research subjects contained in 99 Jumpstarts to Research: Topic Guides for Finding Information on Current Issues, Second Edition, a completely revised follow-up to the original edition. Every jumpstart—each focused upon a current, timely issue—contains ideas for narrowing the topic, research keywords, suggested best books and databases, and Internet sites. This book supports both faculty and students in identifying compelling topics, effectively evaluating and selecting resources in today's information-overload world, and deriving enjoyment from the research and writing process.
Review
· Each jumpstart topic contains a photograph, chart, or drawing
· Bibliography collects all book and audio-video selections used in the jumpstarts, and can be used for library collections
"An excellent purchase for high-school libraries, this provides both teachers and librarians a wonderful starting point for student papers and projects in the social sciences."Booklist Online
Review
"An excellent purchase for high-school libraries, this provides both teachers and librarians a wonderful starting point for student papers and projects in the social sciences." - Booklist Online
Synopsis
This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper.
In 2030, it is projected that 65 percent of the population will be over 65. The U.S. Government Census Bureau reveals that over an adult's working life, college graduates typically earn close to $1 million more than high school graduates. About 43 percent of American families spend more than they earn each year.
These three factoids represent a tiny fraction of the potential research subjects contained in 99 Jumpstarts to Research: Topic Guides for Finding Information on Current Issues, Second Edition, a completely revised follow-up to the original edition. Every jumpstart--each focused upon a current, timely issue--contains ideas for narrowing the topic, research keywords, suggested best books and databases, and Internet sites. This book supports both faculty and students in identifying compelling topics, effectively evaluating and selecting resources in today's information-overload world, and deriving enjoyment from the research and writing process.
Synopsis
This book provides research assistance for 99 current and provocative issues students can use to write a brief argumentative paper.
Synopsis
• Each jumpstart topic contains a photograph, chart, or drawing
• Bibliography collects all book and audio-video selections used in the jumpstarts, and can be used for library collections
Synopsis
High school and junior college students are often tasked with writing research papersassignments that are intended not only to generate knowledge of the paper's topic, but also to build critical thinking and research skills. In some cases, the hardest part is determining the subject and where to find information, not writing the paper.
Synopsis
• Both librarians and teachers will find this book indispensible for ideas for research assignment topics, collection development, and for finding the best resources regarding the 99 included topics
• This text allows students to use the jumpstarts to help refine difficult topics and to help them navigate the modern research resource-gathering process
• Contains hints for more effective web searching and a collection of web search engines aside from Google