Methodology
There are a number of different types of research. These
include survey research, action research, experimental research,
evaluation and performance measurement, ethnography, and case studies,
among others. Which one you choose will depend on your subject area.
Below are a range of resources that may be useful in developing your
methodology. This section concludes with advice from students and
supervisors for dealing with conflicts about methodology.
Research methods: general
The School of Library Archival and Information Studies
The University of British Columbia (2004). General survey research. Welcome
to Research Methods resources on the WWW
This is an extensive site
covering a wide range of research methods. Well worth a look.
Research
methods in the social and natural sciences
A tutorial-style
program that covers experimental, correlation, naturalistic
observation, survey and case study methods. 'The Lab' also has revision
tests.
Burns, R. (2000). Introduction to research
methods. Frenchs Forest, Pearson Education. CDU Library:
370.72 BURN
Graziano, A. M. and M. L. Raulin (2000). Research
methods: a process of enquiry. Boston, Allyn and
Bacon. CDU Library: 001.42 GRAZ
Grinnell, R. M. (2001). Social work research
and evaluation: quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Ittasca, F.E. Peacock Publishers. CDU Library: 361.3072 GRIN
Kumar, R. (2005). Research methodology: a
step-by-step guide for beginners. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Pearson
Longman. CDU Library: 001.42 KUMA
Neuman, W. L. (2000). Social research methods:
qualitative and quantitative approaches. London, Allyn and
Bacon. CDU Library: 301.01 NEUM
Royse, D. (2008). Research
methods in social work. Belmont, Calif., Thomson Brooks-Cole.
CDU Library 361.32072 ROYS.
Rubin, A. (2008). Research
methods for social workers. Belmont, Calif., Thomson
Brooks-Cole. CDU Library 361.0072 RUBI.
Thomas, R. M. (2003). Blending qualitative and
quantitative research methods in theses and dissertations.
Thousand Oaks, Corwin Press. CDU Library: 001.42 THOM
Trochim, W. M. (2006). Research methods
knowledge base.
This introductory,
web-based textbook covers the entire research process.
Wiersma, W. and S. G. Jurs (2005). Research
methods in
education: an introduction. Boston, Allyn and Bacon. CDU
Library: 370.72 WIER
Qualitative methods
Kerlin, B. A. (2003). Qualitative
Research.
This site covers many issues
in qualitative inquiry as well as providing a bibliography and links to
journals and software resources.
Liamputtong, P. and D. Ezzy (2005). Qualitative research methods.
Melbourne, Oxford University Press, CDU Lbrary: 610.72 LIAM.
Uwe, F. (2006). An introduction to qualitative research. London, Sage.
CDU Library: 300.723 FLIC.
NSU, The
Qualitative Report. An online journal dedicated to
qualitative research and critical inquiry since 1990.
This site links to articles,
web resources, papers and journals on qualitative research.
Forum:
qualitative social research.
FQS is a
peer-reviewed multilingual online journal for qualitative research. It
includes thematic issues on a wide range of topics including cultural
sciences, qualitative research, biographical research, and reflexivity.
Debates, discussion and reviews are also included.
Deakin, N. K. and Y. S. Lincoln, Eds. (2000). Handbook
of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, California, Sage
Publications. CDU Library: 300.72 HAND
International Institute for Qualitative Methodology,
University of Alberta. International
journal of qualitative methods.
The International
Journal of Qualitative Methods is a web-based peer reviewed journal
published quarterly. It is a multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual journal,
free to the public.
Quantitative methods
University of Miami Libraries (2006). Research
methods in the social sciences: An internet resource list.
McGraw-Hill Companies (2007). Educational
Research and statistics: Valuable web sites.
Alston, M. (1998). Research for social
workers: an introduction to methods. Chapter 12: Producing
results: quantitative research. St. Leonards, NSW, Allen & Unwin.
CDU Library: 361.3072 ALST
Blaikie, N. (2003). Analysing quantitative
data: from description to explanation. London, Sage. CDU
Library: 300.72 BLAI
Bowling, A. (2002). Research methods in
health: investigating health and health services. Section III.
Quantitative research: sampling and research methods. Buckingham,
Philadelphia, Open University Press. CDU Library: 362.1072 BOWL
Fortune, A. E. (1999). Research in social work.
Chapter 11: Quantitative data analysis. New York, Columbia University
Press. CDU Library: 361.0072 FORT
Ferson, S and M. A. Burgman (2002). Quantitative
methods for conservation biology. New York, Springer. CDU
Library: 333.95160151 QUAN
Thyer, B. A. (2001). The handbook of social
work research methods. Part 1: Quantitative approaches.
Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. CDU Library: 361.0072 HAND
Dealing with conflict: tips from advisors
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