Dissertation Guides & Research Methodology Handbooks
Topics
WRITING
1. Academic Writing
2. Dissertation Guides
3. Proposal Writing
4. Literature Review
RESEARCH
5. General Research Methods
6. Qualitative Research References
7. Grounded Theory
8. Naturalistic Inquiry
9. Case Study as Method
10. Interview as Method
11. Observation as Method
12. Oral History as Method
13. Nonreactive Measurement as Method
14. Surveys as Method15. Working with Hypotheses and Variables
16. Writing in the Disciplines
17. Statistical Inquiry
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
18. Writing Logs
1. Academic Writing
Luey, B. Ed. (2008). Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors
. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes)
. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.2. Dissertation Guides
Bloomberg, L. D. & Volpe, M. (2012). Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Road Map From Beginning to End
(2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Volpe.
(2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Volpe.
Clark, I. L. (2006). Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation
. Boston: Prentice Hall.
. Boston: Prentice Hall.
Foss, S. K. & Waters, W. (2007). Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation
. NY: Rowman & Littlefield.
. NY: Rowman & Littlefield.3. Proposal Writing
Krathwohl, D. R. & Smith, N. L. (2005). How To Prepare A Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions For Students In Education And The Social And Behavioral Sciences
. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.4. Literature Review
Galvan, J. L. (2012). Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
(5th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
(5th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Pan, M. L. (2008). Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
(2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
(2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Hewett, Beth l. (2015) Reading to Write a Literature Review. Adapted from: Hewett, Beth L. (2015). Reading to Learn and Writing to Teach: Literacy Strategies for Online Writing Instruction. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Sample Literature Review. Provided by Beth Hewett.
5. General Research Methods
Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (Crewell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches)
(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Campbell, D. T. & Stanley, J. C. (1963). <Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research
. United States: Wadsworth.
. United States: Wadsworth.
6. Qualitative Research References
Berg, B. L. & Lune, H. (2011). Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (8th Edition)
. Boston: Pearson Education Inc.
. Boston: Pearson Education Inc.
Corbin, C., & Strauss, A. L. (2008). Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory
(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Hesse-Bieber, S. N., & Leavy, P. (2010). The Practice of Qualitative Research
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Patton, M. Q. (2014) Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods
(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Saldana, J. (2012). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
7. Grounded Theory
Glaser, B. G. & Strauss, A. L. (2011). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research
. New Brunswick, NJ: Aldine Transactions.
. New Brunswick, NJ: Aldine Transactions.8. Naturalistic Inquiry
Erlandson, David A., Harris, E. D., Skipper, B. L. & Allen, S. D. (1993). Doing Naturalistic Inquiry: A Guide to Methods
. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Lincoln, Y. s. & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic Inquiry
. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.9. Case Study as Method
Yin, R. K. (2013). Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
(5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
(5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
10. Interview as Method
Gorden, R. L. (1992). Basic Interviewing Skills
. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2011). Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data
(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
11. Observation as Method
Lofland, J., Snow, D., Anderson, L., & Lofland, L. H. (2005). Analyzing Social Settings : A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis 4TH EDITION
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
12. Oral History as Method
Yow, V. R. (2005). Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
(2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. [new edition scheduled for 2014]
(2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. [new edition scheduled for 2014]
13. Nonreactive Measurement as Method
Webb, E. J., Campbell, D. T., Schwartz, R. D., Sechrest, L., & Grove, J. B. (1986). Nonreactive Measures in the Social Sciences
(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
14. Surveys as Method
Blair, J., Czaja, R. & Blair, E. (2013). Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures
(3rd ed.). London: Pine Forge Press (Sage).
(3rd ed.). London: Pine Forge Press (Sage).
Dillman, D. A. (2008). Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method
(3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
(3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Hewett, P. L. & Hewett, B. L. (2020). Quantitative Research: Survey Design. Forest Hills, MD: Defend & Publish, LLC.
15. Working with Hypotheses and Variables
Hewett, P. L. & Hewett, B. L. (2020). Quantitative Research: Working with Hypotheses and Variables.Forest Hills, MD: Defend & Publish, LLC.
16. Writing in the Disciplines
Harris, S. R. (2014). How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences
. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Higham, N. J. (1998). Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences
. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Donovan, T. & Hoover, K. (2013). The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking
(11th ed.). United States: Thompson Wadsworth.
(11th ed.). United States: Thompson Wadsworth.
Schutt, R. K. (2011). Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research (7th ed.)
. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
17. Statistical Inquiry
[Keep up with the latest texts in this area particularly.]
Bazeley, P. and Jackon, K. (2013) Qualitative data analysis with NVivo (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Crawley, M. J. (2012). The R Book (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Edhlund, B. M. (2013). NVivo 10 essentials: Your guide to the world’s most powerful qualitative data analysis software. Lulu.com
Salkind, N. J. (2013). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (5th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
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