Research Method

This bibliography was curated by Prof. Keith Morrison, and it is especially aimed at those students engaged in a Ph.D. program who should have a very clear understanding of research methods and how to conduct academic research. Particularly useful texts are asterisked; single asterisks are ‘recommended’; double asterisks are ‘strongly recommended’. A substantial part of these resources are available through USJ Library printed or digital resources, and in some cases, the resources might be freely available online. For every item available a link to the full-text version or the catalogue record will be provided. 

1. Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K. (2018) Research Methods in Education (eighth edition). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-138-20988-6. 
Note: Though this book is written for educational researchers, many of the issues apply well to other social sciences, and the chapters on quantitative and qualitative data analysis (with SPSS) may be useful. (https://goo.gl/Do1eg9)

2. Cooper, D. C. and Schindler, P. S. (2013) Business Research Methods (twelfth edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Note: Though this book is written for researchers in business, many of the issues apply well to other social sciences.

3. Creswell, J. W. (2013) Research Designs: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches (fourth edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

4. Gorard, S. (2013) Research Design: Creating Robust Approaches for the Social Sciences. London: Sage. ISBN: 9781446249024.
Note: This book is a straightforward text on research design.