34: Have I Found ANYTHING? Making Claims to Knowledge and Originality

R Harris is a former teacher and now academic at the University of Reading. Their recent research and publications have focused on the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people in secondary schools and projects to support the development of LGBTQ+ inclusive curricula in primary schools.

Giving advice about writing up your research and making claims to knowledge is quite simple, as Thomas (2013, p. 284) says:

However, in reality, writing can be hard and at times really, really hard! This is not to put you off from writing but to reassure you that if you are struggling, then that is normal.