Provides an overview of ninety key concepts that often trouble those who are new to researching within the social sciences. It covers theories of knowledge, methodologies, and methods. Each entry offers a definition of a concept, shows how researchers have used that concept in their research discusses difficulties that the concept presents.
Hammond, M., & Wellington, J. J. (2021). Research methods: The key concepts (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429058165
A practical and concise dictionary for everyday uses of statistics across the whole range of social science disciplines. It offers basic and straightforward definitions of key concepts, followed by more detailed step-by-step explanations of specific methods and techniques.
Cramer, D., & Howitt, D.L. (2004). The SAGE dictionary of statistics : A practical resource for students in the social sciences. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=7262940f-15b7-3f1a-bef3-250745b38a91
Provides practical and effective advice. Opening discussions compare formal/scientific/quantitative methods of investigation with qualitative alternatives. Having provided this overview, a range of qualitative methods is discussed in an easy-to-understand manner.
Walle, A. H. (2015). Qualitative research in business: A practical overview. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/detail.action?docID=2076546
Supports graduate students and early-career researchers by simplifying the research process and emphasizing rigor, creativity, and honesty. It provides clear, practical examples on developing research questions, conducting interviews, analyzing data, and writing results.
Rubin, A. T. (2021). Rocking qualitative social science: An irreverent guide to rigorous research. Stanford University Press. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/reader.action?docID=6647559&ppg=1&c=UERG
An essential and definitive guide to the major forms of qualitative methods in use today, written by leaders in the relevant fields of research practice. It covers a diversity of methods and a variety of perspectives, and is a very practical and informative guide.
Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J. F., & Silverman, D. (Eds.). (2004). Qualitative research practice. SAGE Publications, Ltd. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/detail.action?docID=1138447
This book describes the entire research process, illustrated by examples of real, complete qualitative work that demonstrates how methods are used in actual practice. Includes new case studies, with additional coverage of mixed methods, non-sociological settings, funding, and a sample interview guide.
Taylor, S. J., Bogdan, R., & DeVault, M. L. (2016). Introduction to qualitative research methods: A guidebook and resource (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/detail.action?docID=7104054
Provides detailed coverage of all statistical research and analysis methods with an emphasis on multivariate analysis techniques, such as regression, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, factor analysis, and cluster analysis.
Singh, K. (2007). Quantitative Social Research Methods. Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=3189483e-09af-3428-af21-7450363e48bd
Provides a practical and up-to-date introduction to quantitative longitudinal data analysis in the social sciences, with definitions and terms, explaining longitudinal design, and an introduction to the main techniques of analysis, explaining their requirements, statistical properties, and their substantive contribution.
Gayle, V., & Lambert, P. (2018). What is Quantitative Longitudinal Data Analysis? Bloomsbury Academic. https://research.ebsco.com/c/emzvh4/search/details/6m5ficplvz?db=nlebk&db=nlabk
Provides an introduction to using quantitative methods in educational research. The author writes for non-mathematical students, avoiding the use of mathematical formulae wherever possible. No prior knowledge of quantitative methods is needed to use this book.
Muijs, D. (2004). Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS. SAGE. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/detail.action?docID=254602
