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Palgrave Study Skills

Palgrave Study Skills offer a wide range of practical yet innovative books to support students in their studies - whatever the discipline,
level or need. As well as helping students acquire generic study skills such as essay writing, critical thinking, and research skills, the
series also offers guidance on how to gain skills in specific subject areas such as history, literature, psychology and business.

Student Procrastination Studying as a Parent

N Seize the Day and Get More Work Done
Michael Tefula
A Handbook for Success
Helen Owton
Student Procrastination provides research Studying as a Parent offers practical

E based advice and practical suggestions to help

students beat procrastination and perform
better at university or college. Tefula, a recent
information and motivational support to
help parents in higher education successfully
deal with the challenges they face, and
graduate, gives students a chance to explore make juggling their parent and student
W the root causes of procrastination and some
of the best ways of eliminating it. With a
combination of theory, practice, and case
commitments less arduous. Written by a
recent student parent graduate, it covers
issues from funding and childcare, to
study stories and tips from other students, managing insecurities and future directions.
this book will help students seize the date $23.00 Pb, ISBN 9781137330574,
and get more work done.
NZRRP$29.00
$21.00 Pb, ISBN 9781137312457, NZRRP$26.00 September 2014, 152 pages

T April 2014, 144 pages

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I Studying Law
Simon Askey and Ian McLeod
Studying Law introduces students to the
The Palgrave Student
Planner 2014-2015
Stella Cottrell
fundamental legal skills that they will need

T
This bestselling planner is the complete
to successfully study the subject, such as case self-management tool for students. It
analysis, legislative interpretation, problem contains everything students need to
solving and essay writing, and to the core organize their information and time
Law subjects themselves and the distinctions
L between them.
$41.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137412683, NZRRP$52.95
effectively, including study skills advice,
diary pages, personal finance guidance,
timetables, useful contacts and websites,
June 2014, 264 pages spelling rules, notes pages and much more.

E Palgrave Macmillan $18.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137399991,

NZRRP$23.95
May 2014, 240 pages
4th EDITION
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Spotlight on.....
The Study Skills Critical Thinking How to Write
Handbook Skills Better Essays
Stella Cottrell Stella Cottrell Bryan Greetham
The Study Skills Handbook is Essential for students who are Have you ever wondered why
written with the view that mystified by tutor comments some people can produce a
we all have our own unique such as 'more critical analysis well-structured, relevant essay
formula for success, Stella needed', this is an invaluable written in a style that seems to
Cottrell's tried and tested tool for anyone wishing to glide across the page with the
approach allows you to find the develop advanced skills in this minimum of fuss? Do you think
key to unlock your potential area and learn to apply them some people simply have these
and develop the skills you need to tasks such as reading, skills, and others don't, and that
to improve your grades, build your confidences and writing and note-taking there is nothing we can do about it? This book
2nd EDITION

3rd EDITION
4th EDITION

plan the future you want. just might change your mind.
$34.00 Pb, ISBN 9780230285293, NZRRP$43.00
$34.00 Pb, ISBN 9781137289254, NZRRP$43.00 May 2011, 296 pages $29.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137293282, NZRRP$38.00
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OTHER TITLES ISBN OTHER TITLES ISBN

Cite Them Right 9781137273116 Professional Writing 9781137309013
The Graduate Career Guidebook 9780230391758 The Student Phrase Book 9780230289338
Great Ways to Learn Anatomy and 9780230209916 The Students Guide to Writing 9780230373884
Physiology Study Skills for International 9781403995803
How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays 9781137294685 Postgraduates
Improve Your Grammar 9780230360532 Studying History 9781403987341
Information Skills 9780230222502 Success in Academic Writing 9780230369702
The International Student Handbook 9780230545199 Write It Right 9780230373846
The Mature Students Guide to Writing 9780230297876 Writing for Law 9780230236448
Presentation Skills for Students 9780230243040 Writing for Nursing and Midwifery 9780230285187
Study Skills Connected 9781137019455 Students
The Study Skills Handbook (Chinese) 9780230362468 Skills for Success 9780230250185
The Exam Skills Handbook 9780230358546
Academic Terms Apply
Dissertations and Project Reports 9781137364265
 Palgrave Pocket Study Skills

For the time-pushed student, Pocket Study Skills pack a lot of advice into a little book in an entertaining and engaging way. Each
guide focuses on a single crucial aspect of study. giving students step by step guidance, tips and clear advice on how to approach the
important areas which will continually be at the core of their study ethic. The guides are in a small pocket format - roughly wallet sized.

Posters and Presentations Planning Your Essay

N Emily Bethell and Claire Milsom
This practical pocket guide offers valuable
Janet Godwin
This handy guide takes students through the
advice on how to communicate ideas via complete process from what to do before they
E effective posters and presentations. An asset
to university students at all stages, it explores
begin, to using feedback constructively for
their next essay. Clearly and well-presented,
genuine examples of student work to illustrate it includes lively illustrations and now a new
W key learning points and covers timely topics
such as electronic posters and video streaming.
chapter on being critical in your essays.
$12.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137402479, NZRRP$17.95
$12.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137357083, NZRRP$17.95 July 2014, 128 pages
July 2014, 144 pages Palgrave Macmillan 2nd EDITION
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Reading and Making Notes Getting Critical

T Jeanne Godfrey
Reading for university study can be quite
Kate Williams
'Be more critical!' 'Too descriptive'
different from everyday reading, and when Tutors often say this, but what does it mean?
I you start out at university you may not know
exactly what is expected of you.
And how do you achieve that 'critical' approach
you need for the higher grades? This practical
How do you decide what to read from a guide shows you how. It:

T long reading list?

How do your tutors want you to use what
you read?
explains what 'getting critical' means and why
you need a critical approach to your work
gives practical advice on getting critical in your research and reading

L How do you quickly get to grips with and understand what you are reading?
What can you do if you get stuck?
How do you make sure your notes will really help you produce excellent
shows you what critical writing looks like and how to write critically
This new edition has more on developing argument in essays, on reading
strategies and detailed examples of student writing.

E assignments?
This guide uses real tutor and university marking criteria, assignments, reading
lists and texts to explode common myths about reading and making notes,
Kate Williams manages the Upgrade Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes
University, UK. She is Series Editor of the Pocket Study Skills.
$12.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137402516, NZRRP$17.95
and takes you quickly but clearly through each stage of these key activities.
S $12.95 Pb, ISBN 9781137402585, NZRRP$17.95
July 2014, 144 pages
2nd EDITION
July 2014, 128 pages
Palgrave Macmillan 2nd EDITION

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Spotlight on.....
14 Days to Exam Brilliant Writing Writing for
Success Tips for Students University
Lucinda Becker Julia Copus Jeanne Godfrey
A practical guide to effective With tips on punctuation, This concise, handy guide
revision and success in exams, style, grammar and essay demystifies academic writing,
taking the reader through a structure, this handy guide providing students with real
fourteen-day programme which provides succinct and practical insight into writing well at
ensures maximum results in the time available. With guidance on students' most common areas of concern university. Direct and practical advice allows students
illustrations to enhance the text, it shows the reader in their written work. Each tip is supplemented by to gain the confidence, knowledge and tools to hit the
how to tackle common revision and exam challenges authentic examples of student writing; suggested ground running from their first year of study. Well-
through exercises, checklists and worked examples. re-writes; and appropriate self-help exercises. presented, featuring lively illustrations.
$12.95 Pb, ISBN 9780230249103, NZRRP$17.95 $12.95 Pb, ISBN 9780230220027, NZRRP$17.95 $12.95 Pb, ISBN 9780230291201, NZRRP$17.95
July 2010, 104 pages July 2009, 112 pages July 2011, 128 pages
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Referencing & Time Management OTHER TITLES ISBN

Understanding Kate Williams and Michelle Reid Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts & More 9780230223912
Plagiarism This easy-to-use guide helps
students to improve their
Completing Your PhD 9780230292819
Kate Williams and Jude Carroll Doing Research 9780230290167
This guide explains why time management skills.
Focusing specifically on Planning Your Dissertation 9781137327949
referencing is an essential part
of good writing, and shows how challenges posed within a Planning Your PhD 9780230251939
to do it. It explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid higher education context, it provides practical advice
Reading and Making Notes 9780230247581
it. With clear explanations and examples, this handy for students at all levels. Concise yet effective, the
book's informal style is supplemented by engaging Reflective Writing 9780230377257
easy-to-read guide has engaging illustrations and an
informal style. illustrations. Report Writing 9780230376557
$12.95 Pb, ISBN 9780230574793, NZRRP$17.95 $12.95 Pb, ISBN 9780230299603, NZRRP$17.95 Science Study Skills 9780230577633
July 2009, 128 pages July 2011, 128 pages Studying with Dyslexia 9780230390560
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Success in Groupwork 9780230272309
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