Sinopsis
Research report writing in the social sciences has acquired a tough reputation, and quitedeservedly so because in many cases, supervision amounts to letting the student swim or sink.This manual takes the opposite approach - it is rooted in the belief that research supervision hasits own pedagogy, and the application of a pedagogical approach can make the research processmanageable for both the student and supervisor. This manual uses a scaffolding approach toenable the student walk through progressively complex steps of planning his/her researchproject. Not only does it safeguard the quality of the student ́ s work, it also allows the student tointernalize the processes that lead to a good research plan and project. This nearly guaranteesthat each graduate can independently plan and execute their own research projects again afterusing this manual.