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Research Resources George Mason University Higher Education Program Research Resources Below is a list of resources that will be useful to you as you undertake graduate research as part of your coursework or in the development of your master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation. Some of these resources may be included as texts in your research courses. Others can be used to supplement your understanding of the various research approaches and methods available to the educational researcher today.
Qualitative – Quantitative Debate Quantitative/Qualitative Modes of Inquiry - University of Connecticut http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Qualitative/qualquan.htm
The Qualitative-Quantitative Debate http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/qualdeb.php
AERA - American Education Research Association (Educational Researcher)
Assumptions of Qualitative and Quantitative Designs – University of Connecticut http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Qualitative/qualquan.htm Some Related Readings: Against the Quantitative-Qualitative Incompatibility Thesis or Dogmas Die Hard by K. Howe (1988) in Educational Researcher, 17(8), pp. 10-16 Closing Down the Conversation: The End of the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate Among Educational Inquirers by J.K. Smith & L. Heshusius (1986) in Educational Researcher, 15(1), pp. 4-12 What Good is Polarizing Research into Qualitative and Quantitative by K. Ercikan & W. Roth in Educational Researcher, 35(5), pp. 14-23 Evidence-Based Education Policies: Transforming Educational Practice and Research by R.E. Slavin in Educational Researcher, 31(7), pp. 15-21 Scientific Culture and Educational Research by M.J. Feuer, L. Towne, & R.J. Shavelson in Educational Researcher, 31(8), pp. 4-14
Qualitative Research Resources QualPage – University of Georgia http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/QualPage/
University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/pract_res.html
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Organization, Leadership & Management Research http://www.colmr.research.va.gov/mgmt_research_in_va/methodology/qualitative_research.cfm
Qualitative Research Journals, Saint Louis University http://www.slu.edu/organizations/qrc/QRjournals.html
Glaser’s (1978) Steps in the Constant Comparison Method of Analysis http://raider.muc.edu/~schnelpl/ConstantComparisonAnalysi.pdf The Constant Comparative Method of Qualitative Analysis by Barney G. Glaser, Social Problems, 12:4 (Spring 1965) pp. 346-445. http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=0037-7791(196521)12%3A4%3C436%3ATCCMOQ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T
Some Related Readings: Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (7th Edition) by B.L. Berg (2008) Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach by J.A. Maxwell (2004) Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods by M.Q. Patton (2001) Writing Up Qualitative Research by H.F. Wolcott (2001) The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Education Practices by E. Eisner (1991) Mindful Inquiry in Social Research by V.M. Bentz & J.J. Shapiro (1998) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches by J.W. Creswell (2008) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches by J.W. Creswell (2006) Naturalistic Inquiry by Y.S. Lincoln & E.G. Guba (1985) The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by N.K. Denzin & Y. Lincoln (2005) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (Two Volumes) by L. M. Given (2008) Designing Qualitative Research by C. Marshall & G.B. Rossman (2006) Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook (2nd Edition) by M.B. Miles & M. Huberman (1994) Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research by J. Kirk & M.L. Miller (1985) Narrative Analysis by C.K. Riessman (1993) Qualitative Research: Theory, Methods and Practice by D. Silverman (2004) Focus Groups as Qualitative Research by D.L. Morgan (1996) Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods by R. Bogdan & S. Biklen (1982) Linking Data by J. Fielding & N. Fielding (1986) The Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education by M. LeCompte, W. Millroy & J. Preissle (1992) Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods by M.Q. Patton (1990) Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis and Interpretation by H. Wolcott (1994) The Case Study Anthology by R.K. Yin (1989) Case Study Research: Design and Methods by R.K. Yin (2002) Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader by R.K. Yin (2005) Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques by A. Strauss & J. Corbin (1990) The Goodness of Qualitative Research by A. Peshkin (1993) in Educational Researcher, pp. 23-29 Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction by C. Glesne & A. Peshkin (1992)
Quantitative Research Support SPSS Tutorial Online – The George Washington University http://gsehd.gwu.edu/SPSS+Tutorials
Quantitative Research Websites - Fayetteville State University http://library.uncfsu.edu/reference/quantitative_research_websites.htm
Secrets behind Producing Meaningful Quantitative Research – Lumina Foundation http://www.luminafoundation.org/research/foundationgalloway.pdf
Quantitative Research Guidelines - TESOL http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=476&DID=1032
Some Related Readings: Doing Quantitative Research in Education: with SPSS by D. Muijs (2004) Quantitative Research Methods for Professionals in Education and Other Fields by W.P. Vogt (2006) Research Methods in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches by D.M. Mertens (1997) Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences by P. X. Maxim (1999) Research Methods in Education by L. Cohen (2000) State Postsecondary Education Research: New Methods to Inform Policy and Practice by K.M. Shaw & D.E. Heller (2007) Methods in Educational Research: From Theory to Practice by M.G. Lodico, D.T. Spaulding, & K.H. Voegtle (2006) Structural Equation Modeling: A Second Course by G.R. Hancock & R.O. Mueller (2006) Comparative Education Research: Approaches and Methods by M. Bray, B. Adamson, & M. Mason (2007) Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: The Role of Numbers Made Easy by S. Gorard (2001).
Mixed Method Research AERA Article Online: Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come by R.B. Johnson & J. Onwuegbuzie
Education Week Article: ‘Mixed Methods’ Research Examined by D. Viadero (2005) http://www.apa.org/ed/cpse/mixmethods_examine.pdf
Some Related Readings: Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches by J.W. Creswell (2008) Design and Conducting Mixed Methods Research by J.W. Creswell & F.L. Plano Clark (2006) The Mixed Methods Reader by F.L. Plano Clark & J.W. Creswell (2007) Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by A. Tashakkori & C.B. Teddlie (1998) Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences by C.B. Teddlie & A. Tashakkori (2008) Handbook of Mixed Methods Social and Behavioral Research by A. Tashakkori & C.B. Teddlie (2002) Mixed Methods Research: Exploring the Interactive Continuum by C.S. Ridenour & I. Newman (2008) Journal of Mixed Methods Research – Sage Publications Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by H. Bernard (2002)
Case Study Research The Case Study as a Research Method by Susan Soy – School of Information, University of Texas http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ssoy/usesusers/l391d1b.htm
Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis in The Qualitative Report, Volume 3, Number 2, July, 1997 – NOVA Southeastern University http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html
Case Studies by G. David Garson, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University http://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/PA765/cases.htm
Some Related Readings: The Case Study Anthology by R.K. Yin (1989) Case Study Research: Design and Methods by R.K. Yin (2002) Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader by R.K. Yin (2005) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches by J.W. Creswell (2006) The Art of Case Study Research by R.E. Stake (1995) Case Study Research in Education: A Qualitative Approach by S.B. Merriam (1988)
Ethnographic Research Introduction to Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods by Stanton Wartham – Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania http://www.gse.upenn.edu/~stantonw/pdf/educ672.pdf
Cultural Performance Analysis Spheres: An Integrated Ethnographic Methodology by K.B. Valentine & G. Matsumoto -- Arizona State University (2001) http://fmx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/68
Some Related Readings: Ethnography: Step by Step by D. Fetterman (latest edition) What’s Wrong with Ethnography? by M. Hammersley (1992) Recording Oral History: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists by V. Yow (1994) Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by H. Bernard (2002) The Ethnographic Interview by J. Spradley (1979) Participant Observation by J. Spradley (1980) Explorations in Cultural Anthropology by W.H. Goodenough & G.P. Murdock (1964) Ethnographic Methods by K.O’Reilly (2005)
Focus Group Research Using Focus Groups for Evaluation by Mary Marczak & Meg Sewell – University of Arizona http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/cyfar/focus.htm
Richard Krueger’s Website, University of Minnesota http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rkrueger/
Some Related Readings: Focus Groups as Qualitative Research by D.L. Morgan (1996) Focus Groups: A Practice Guide for Applied Research by R.A. Krueger (latest edition) Focus Groups: Theory and Practice by D.W. Stewart & P.N. Shamdasani, P. N. (1990). Applied Social Research Methods Series, Vol. 20. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Survey Design Resources Survey and Questionnaire Design - Statpak http://www.statpac.com/surveys/
Questionnaire Design and Survey Sampling by Dr. Hossein Arsham, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/stat-data/Surveys.htm
Some Related Readings: Survey Research Methods (Applied Social Research Methods) by Floyd J. Fowler (2001) Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation by Floyd J. Fowler (1995) How to Design Survey Studies by Arlene Fink (2002) Interviewing: Strategy, Techniques, and Tactics by R. Gordon (latest edition) Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative by E. Mishler (latest edition)
Dissertation Resources Some Thoughts on Dissertation Proposal Writing by Chris M. Golde http://chris.golde.org/filecabinet/disspropose.html
Some Related Readings: Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap from Beginning to End by Bloomberg & Volpe (2008) Writing the Qualitative Dissertation: Understanding by Doing by J.M. Meloy (2001) Theses and Dissertations: A Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing by R.M. Thomas & D.L. Brubaker (2007) Writing the Doctoral Dissertation by Gordon Davis (1997) How to Prepare a Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions for Students in Education and the Social and Behavioral Sciences by D.R. Krathwohl & N.L. Smith (2005) Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process by K.E. Rudestam & R.R. Newton (2007)
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