Suggested Reading Materials
A curated collection of books, guides and online resources to support research methods, statistics, evidence-based research and related topics.
“`These resources are intended to support students and researchers at different stages of the research process. Use the search box to find resources by author, title or topic, or select a subject area below.
General Research
Babbie, E. R. (2010). The Practice of Social Research (11th edition).
New York: Thompson.
Beney, T. (2011). Distinguishing Evaluation from Research.
Accessed 4 February 2016.
View online resource →Breakwell, G. M., Hammond, S., Fife-Shaw, C. and Smith, J. A. (2006). Research Methods in Psychology (3rd edition).
London: Sage.
Byrne, D. and Callaghan, G. (2014). Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences.
Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Creswell, J. W. (2002). Educational Research: Planning, Conducting and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
New Jersey: Merrill Prentice-Hall.
Denscombe, M. (2009). Ground Rules for Social Research: Guidelines for Good Practice (2nd edition).
Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Denscombe, M. (2014). The Good Research Guide (4th edition).
Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.
Hammersley, M. (2011). Methodology: Who Needs It?
London, UK: Sage.
Hammersley, M. (2014). The Limits of Social Science: Causal Explanation and Value Relevance.
London, UK: Sage.
Howitt, D. and Cramer, D. (2014). Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (4th edition).
Harlow, UK: Pearson.
Pawson, R. (2006). Evidence-based Policy: A Realist Perspective.
London: Sage.
Pawson, R. (2013). The Science of Evaluation: A Realist Manifesto.
London, UK: Sage.
Punch, K. F. (2005). Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (2nd edition).
London: Sage.
Robson, C. (2002). Real World Research (2nd edition).
Oxford: Blackwell.
統計研究
Argyrous, G. (2011). Statistics for Research: With a Guide to SPSS (3rd edition).
London: Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1-84920-595-5
Ellis, P. D. (2010). The Essential Guide to Effect Sizes: Statistical Power, Meta-analysis, and the Interpretation of Research Results.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (4th edition).
London: Sage Publications Ltd. ISBN: 978-1446249185
Pallant, J. (2013). SPSS Survival Manual (5th edition).
Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press. ISBN: 9780335262588
研究方法
Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K. (2018). Research Methods in Education. (8th edition).
Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Library catalogue record →Cooper, D. C. and Schindler, P. S. (2013). Business Research Methods. (12th edition).
New York: McGraw-Hill.
Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research Designs: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches. (4th edition).
London: Academic Press.
Gorard, S. (2013). Research Design: Creating Robust Approaches for the Social Sciences.
London: Sage.
Library catalogue record →Additional Topics
Aiken, L. R. (2003). Psychological Testing and Assessment (11th edition).
Boston, MA: Pearson Education Group Inc.
Library catalogue record →Bannister, D. (ed.) (1970). Perspectives in Personal Construct Theory.
London: Academic Press.
Bannister, D. and Mair, J. M. M. (1968). The Evaluation of Personal Constructs.
London: Academic Press.
Butt, T. (2008). George Kelly: The Psychology of Personal Constructs.
London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) (2009). Systematic Reviews: CRD’s Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health Care.
View online resource →Accessed 30 September 2011.
Coe, R., Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. and Tymms, P. (2000). Promoting Evidence-Based Education: The Role of Practitioners.
Roundtable paper presented at the British Educational Research Association, University of Cardiff, UK, 7–10 September.
Cooper, H. M. and Hedges, L. V. (2009). Research Synthesis as a Scientific Process.
In M. Harris et al. (eds.), The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (2nd edition), pp. 3–16. New York, NY: The Russell Sage Foundation.
Dale, A., Arber, S. and Procter, M. (1998). Doing Secondary Analysis.
London: Unwin Hyman.
Donaldson, S. I., Christie, C. A. and Mark, M. M. (2009). What Counts as Credible Evidence in Applied Research and Evaluation Practice?
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Heath, D. (2009). The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It.
Health Sciences Writing Center, University of Toronto.
View online resource →Kline, P. (2016). A Handbook of Test Construction: Introduction to Psychometric Design.
New York, NY: Routledge.
Petticrew, M. and Roberts, H. (2006). Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide.
Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Ridley, D. (2010). The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students (2nd edition).
London: Sage.
Smith, M. (2013). Evidence-Based Education: Is It Really That Straightforward?
The Guardian, 26 March 2013.
Read article →Vartanian, T. P. (2011). Secondary Data Analysis.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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