Bibliography

Bibliography

Below is some suggested reading for RTP401.  Additional bibliography will provided in the course of the module.

General

  • Dunleavy P. (2003) How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Finn J. (2005) Getting a PhD: An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project Routledge.
  • Gray D. (2005) Doing Research in the Real World Sage.
  • Holloway I. & Walker J. (1999) Getting a PhD in Health and Social Care Blackwell.
  • Murray R. (2006) How to Write a Thesis Open University Press.
  • O' Leary Z. (2005) The Essential Guide to Doing Research Sage
  • Oliver P. (2003) Writing Your Thesis Sage.
  • Philips E. & Pugh D. S. (2005) How to Get a PhD Open University Press.
  • Roberts C. (2005) The Dissertation Journey: a step-by-step guide to writing your dissertation Sage.

Finding Information

  • Best S. & Kreuger B. (2005) Internet Data Collection Sage.
  • Sapsford R. & Jupp V. (2006) Data Collection and Analysis Sage.

Methodology

  • Alveson M. & Skoldberg K. (1999) Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research Sage.
  • Creswell J. W. (2002) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches Sage.
  • Creswell J. W. (2007) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Sage.
  • Flick U., von Kardoff E. & Steinke I. (2005)  A Companion to Qualitative Research Sage.
  • Gomm R. (2003) Social Research Methodology: A Critical Introduction Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Kaplan D. (2005) The SAGE Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences Sage.
  • Kumar R. (2005) Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners: A Step-by-step Guide for Beginners Sage.
  • Pope C. & Mays N. (2006) Qualitative Research in Health Care Blackwell.
  • Sagor R. (2005) Action Research Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teachers and School Teams Sage.
  • Seale C. ed. (2005) Qualitative Research Practice Sage.
  • Silverman D. (2005) Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice Sage.
  • Thomas J. R., Nelson J. & Silverman D. (2005) Research Methods in Physical Activity Human Kinetics Europe Ltd.