Christian Public Leadership: Getting Started

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Hours & Directions

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Research & Resources

Writing & Citations

Things to consider when starting a research project:

1. Have a personal interest
2. Combine your own ideas with the ideas of others (your sources) to create a fresh perspective
3. Keep the scope of your research narrow
4. Stick to a single focus
5. Look at a controversial aspect of an area (pro vs. con)
6. Build a solid working knowledge through background reading

Utilize specialized subject dictionaries and encyclopedias for overview, "lay of the land" type information.

A few to consider (available both online and in print in the reference collection):

Note the bibliographic references at the end of most entries.