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Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Essential
Research methods in education - Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison, 2011
Book | Recommended
The good research guide: for small-scale social research projects - Martyn Denscombe,
2010
Book | Recommended
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The foundations of social research: meaning and perspective in the research process -
Michael Crotty, 1998
Book | Recommended
The A-Z of social research: a dictionary of key social science research concepts - Robert L.
Miller, John D. Brewer, 2003
Book | Recommended
Case study research and applications: design and methods - Robert K. Yin, 2018
Book | Recommended
Week 1 (7 items)
Your readings from the course textbook for this week (1 items)
A1 What is Research
A2 Knowledge, theories, paradigms and perspectives
A3 The nature of data
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Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
©2010
Book | Essential
For each research paper, identify the topics and research questions (or hypotheses) that
each paper explores, the methods that they use, and the conclusions that they come to.
Choose two papers to read in depth and study in detail. Come to the seminar prepared to
discuss the research you have read and to develop your thinking further.
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‘It's an amazing learning curve to be part of the project’: exploring academic identity in
collaborative research - Leibowitz, Brenda
Article | Recommended
“I Tell You, It’s a Journey, Isn’t It?” Understanding Collaborative Meaning Making in
Qualitative Research - Trena M. Paulus, Marianne Woodside, Mary F. Ziegler, 2010-12
Article | Recommended
Exploring the fault lines of cross‐cultural collaborative research - John Pryor, Alfredina
Kuupole, Nicholas Kutor, Máiréad Dunne, Christine Adu‐Yeboah, 2009-12
Article | Recommended
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Project Planner
Website | Essential | SAGE Research Methods Project Planner is designed to guide you
through your research project, from developing your research question and plan, to writing
up and beyond. If you’ve already started your research, click on the stage to the left that
best describes where you are. If you’re just beginning, it might be helpful to read more
about why we do research for some useful context. why we do research
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Recommended | Re-read section A and work to develop your understanding of
A2: Knowledge, Theories, Paradigms and Perspectives. If you have already gained a good
understanding of Section A then you are ready to move on to the more advanced texts.
The chapters by Pring are on Blackboard. Please also read section B and C to prepare
yourself for work in week 3.
Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: how is it done? - Alan Bryman, 2006-02
Article | Further
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Qualitative surveys
The online survey as a qualitative research tool - Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Elicia
Boulton, Louise Davey, Charlotte McEvoy, 2020-08-16
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| Further | When you open this article, click on "Citations box to find a list of
Article
papers that have used this method. You will find examples of qualitative surveys and their
analysis.
Interviewing
Finding cultural harmony in interviewing: the wisdom of the middle way - Myra C.Y. Lee,
2016-01-02
Article | Further
Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come - Johnson, R. Burke
Article | Further
Case study research and applications: design and methods - Robert K. Yin, 2018
Book | Further
Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices
Affect Results - R. Silberzahn, E. L. Uhlmann, D. P. Martin, P. Anselmi, F. Aust, E. Awtrey, Š.
Bahník, F. Bai, C. Bannard, E. Bonnier, R. Carlsson, F. Cheung, G. Christensen, R. Clay, M.
A. Craig, A. Dalla Rosa, L. Dam, M. H. Evans, I. Flores Cervantes, N. Fong, M. Gamez-Djokic,
A. Glenz, S. Gordon-McKeon, T. J. Heaton, K. Hederos, M. Heene, A. J. Hofelich Mohr, F.
Högden, K. Hui, M. Johannesson, J. Kalodimos, E. Kaszubowski, D. M. Kennedy, R. Lei, T. A.
Lindsay, S. Liverani, C. R. Madan, D. Molden, E. Molleman, R. D. Morey, L. B. Mulder, B. R.
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Tracy, S.J. (2010) Qualitative quality: Eight "big tent" criterial for excellent qualitative
research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(10), 837-851
Document | Further | 837-851
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Chapter A5: Research as an Ethical and Cultural Issue
British Psychological Society (2014) Code of Human Research Ethics (2nd Edition).
Leicester, UK: BPS
Document | Recommended
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Here is a starting point of papers on ethical issues that you may find it helpful and
interesting to dip into. Also explore the wider literature in academic journals yourself -
there is a wealth of literature out there!
Socially just research for social justice: negotiating consent and safety in a participatory
action research project - Renée DePalma, 2010-11
Article | Further
Respecting and Fulfilling the Right of Post-Primary Pupils to Consent to Participate in Trials
and Evaluative Research: A Discussion Paper - Maguire, Lisa K.
Article | Further
‘Ethnographic dazzle’ and the construction of the ‘Other’: revisiting dimensions of insider
and outsider research for international and comparative education - Elizabeth McNess,
Lore Arthur, Michael Crossley, 2015-03-04
Article | Further
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How an exchange of perspectives led to tentative ethical guidelines for visual ethnography
- Clive C. Pope, Rosemary De Luca, Martin Tolich, 2010-11
Article | Further
Anonymisation and visual images: issues of respect, ‘voice’ and protection - Rose Wiles,
Amanda Coffey, Judy Robinson, Sue Heath, 2012-01
Article | Further
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Essential | Chapters C5 - C10 (Covering: Focus Groups; Observation; Narrative
Data; Documents; Secondary Sources of Data; Collecting Data Using Computer-Mediated
Communication)
Development of methodologies for researching online: the case of food blogs - Myrrh
Domingo
Journal | Further
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Focus Group Method And Methodology: Current Practice And Recent Debate - Parker,
Andrew
Article | Further
Be careful how you ask! Using focus groups and nominal group technique to explore the
barriers to learning - Jill Porter, 2013-02
Article | Further
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter C3: Questionnaires
Matthews and Ross: Chapter C4: Semi-Structured Interviews
Matthews and Ross, Chapter D1: Beginning to Analyse
Qualitative data analysis with NVivo - Patricia Bazeley, Kristi Jackson, 2014
Book | Further
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Beginning statistics: an introduction for social scientists - Liam Foster, Ian Diamond, Julie
Jefferies, Ian Diamond, 2015
Book | Further
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter D2: Working with Data
Matthews and Ross: Chapter D3: Statistical Analysis
Matthews and Ross: Chapter D4: Thematic Analysis
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Further | Chapters D5-D9 (Analysing Narrative; Discourse Analysis; Content
Analysis; Grounded Theory; Using Computers in Data Analysis)
Successful qualitative research: a practical guide for beginners - Virginia Braun, Victoria
Clarke, 2013
Book | Recommended
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Further | Chapters D5-D9 (Analysing Narrative; Discourse Analysis; Content
Analysis; Grounded Theory; Using Computers in Data Analysis)
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An introduction to secondary data analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics - John MacInnes, 2017
Book | Further
Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics - Neil J. Salkind, 2014
Book | Recommended
Online resources - there are many online resources and tutorials available to support
learning in methods of statistical analysis. Here is just a small selection:
Statistics Shell
Document
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Excel: (1 items)
Free Excel Tutorial: Learn Excel in five hours with this course.
Website | Further | Excel Essential Skills. See in particular Session 5 Charts and Graphics
(instructions also apply to charts inserted directly into Microsoft Word)
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (2 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter D10: So What? Drawing Conclusions
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E1: The Importance of Audience
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E2: Writing for Research
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E3: Data Presentation
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E4: Dissemination and Further Research
Planning for the unexpected in the mathematics classroom: an account of teacher and
student change - Alf Coles, Hannah Scott, 2015-05-04
Article | Essential
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Moving Research into Practice: Can We Make Dissemination Stick? - Bryan G. Cook,
Lysandra Cook, Timothy J. Landrum, 2013-01
Article | Further
Week 10 (3 items)
Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Paulson, J. (2015) ‘Whether and how?’ History education about recent and ongoing
conflict: A review of research
Journal | Recommended
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On Blackboard you will be able to access other students' presentations. Before the
seminar, please watch at least 4 presentations other than your own group's. Ideally watch
those from other seminar groups as these ideas will be new to you.
Pat Thomson's "Patter" blog on writing: https://patthomson.net/ - explore her past blog
posts.
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