MLA: The Easy Way!

by Peggy M. Houghton, Timothy J. Houghton, Sandra W. Valensky (Editor)

The Modern Language Association (MLA) has established a complete handbook for writing research papers. Dubbed by Newsweek magazine as the style bible for most college students, this guidebook is required by many academic institutions throughout the United States and the world. The MLA Handbook (8th Edition) is an accepted format used by many academic and nonacademic institutions and publications. However, this highly regarded manual is not specifically geared toward scholarly academic writing...especially term papers.

The authors of this book draw information from the MLA manual (8th edition) that is specific to academic writing and expand upon it using document set-up instructions and a sample paper. The end result of this transformational process yields a useful guide that can be used along with the actual manual for successful academic writing. This book clarifies many detailed specifications of MLA style. Frequently used aspects of MLA style, citation, and referencing are addressed in a simple format that allows researchers to focus on content instead of mechanics and style. Quite simply, MLA: The Easy Way! presents the basics of MLA style in a clear, concise, accurate, and easy-to-navigate package.

Try MLA: The Easy Way!, and immediately relieve some of the stress of writing a research paper.

Genres: Reference

86 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 15, 2008

About the author

Dr. Peggy M. Houghton is a seasoned educator and academic leader with over three decades of experience in higher education, specializing in management and leadership studies. As a professor of doctoral studies at Baker College Center for Graduate Studies from 2008 to 2023, she played a pivotal role in mentoring nontraditional online doctoral students, teaching courses in leadership, research methods, doctoral writing, and literature review. Her commitment to academic excellence included serving on more than 75 dissertation committees and supporting faculty development.
Dr. Houghton has held a range of academic leadership roles at Baker College, including Department Chair of Leadership Studies, Dean and Associate Dean of Business Administration, and full-time and adjunct faculty. She has been instrumental in developing and integrating leadership curricula across the institution, recruiting and mentoring faculty, and enhancing student engagement in both traditional and remote learning environments.
She holds a PhD in Management from Walden University, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Oakland University. A published author, she is the creator of The Easy Way! book series with XanEdu Publishing. Dr. Houghton is deeply committed to fostering purposeful, inclusive, and applied learning experiences in higher education.