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Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (eds) (2006) Handbook of Action Research.

London: Sage.
Thirty-two chapters organized in terms of the groundings, practices,
exemplars and skills of action research.
Ritchie, J. and Lewis, J. (eds) (2003) Qualitative Research Practice: A guide for
social science students and researchers. London: Sage.
Covers theoretical, methodological and practical issues.
Robson, C. (2000) Small-Scale Evaluation: Principles and practice. London:
Sage. Designed for those undertaking small-scale evaluations for the first
time. Chapters deal with the nature and purpose of evaluation, collaboration,
ethi- cal and political issues, design, analysis, practicalities and
communicating findings.
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. and Freeman, H. E. (2004) Evaluation: A systematic
approach, 7th edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
For those concerned with the utility and effectiveness of social intervention
programmes, this text is designed to outline appropriate methods of data
collection, analysis and interpretation. The text contains discussion of
diagnosis, measurement and monitoring, with numerous examples from
evaluation research.
Ruane, J. (2004) Essentials of Research Methods: A guide to social research.
Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Includes discussion of ethics, validity, measurement, causal analysis, design
strategies, sampling, questionnaires, interviews, field research and statistics.
Rugg, G. and Petre, M. (2006) A Gentle Guide to Research Methods. Maidenhead:
Open University Press.
This book explains what research is, and guides you through choosing and
using the method best suited to your needs, with examples chosen from a
range of disciplines.
Ruspini, E. (2002) Introduction to Longitudinal Research. London:
Routledge. Considers characteristics, data collection techniques, problems
and major analytical techniques.
Sapsford, R. (1999) Survey Research. London: Sage.
Considers the nature of survey research, sampling, methods of data collec-
tion, tabular analysis, correlation, regression and factor analysis, analysis of
variance, using existing data sources and reporting results.
Schostak, J. F. (2000) Understanding, Designing and Conducting Qualitative
Research in Education. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Offers a strategy focusing on the project as the organizing framework that
ensures that the methods chosen are appropriate to the subject of study.
Seale, C. (ed.) (2004) Social Research Methods: A reader. London: Routledge.
A substantive collection of 79 selected extracts, covering issues including
methodological awareness, critiques of quantification, the limits of science,
ethnography, reflexivity, postmodernism and paradigm disputes.
Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J. and Silverman, D. (eds) (2004) Qualitative
Research Practice. London: Sage.
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A substantive collection in which researchers reflect on their own

experiences.
Silverman, D. (ed.) (2004) Qualitative Research: Theory, method and practice,
2nd edition. London: Sage.
Selected researchers discuss theory and practice using their own work and
analyses.
Silverman, D. (2009) Doing Qualitative Research, 3rd edition. London: Sage.
A practical guide to the design, administration and delivery of qualitative
research. Includes case studies, examples and checklists.
Simons, H. (2009) Case Study Research in Practice. London: Sage.
The four sections of the book cover rationale, concept and design, methods,
ethics and reflexivity, interpreting, analysing and reporting, and
generalizing and theorizing in case study research.
Somekh, B. and Lewin, C. (eds) (2004) Research Methods in the Social Sciences.
London: Sage.
Specialists address all of the key quantitative and qualitative techniques in
separate chapters.
Stake, R. (2005) Multiple Case Study Analysis. New York: Guilford Press.
Practical guide to studying groups of cases within one research project.
Strauss, A. L. and Corbin, J. (1998) Basics of Qualitative Research, 2nd edition.
London: Sage.
Written for students, and located within the ‘grounded theory’ school,
this text includes coding, theoretical sampling, using the literature and
writing a thesis.
Tashakkori, A. and Teddlie, C. (1998) Mixed Methodology: Combining
qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
The three sections of this book focus on the paradigms and politics of
research (positivism versus constructivism, research design), methods and
strategies, and applications, examples and future directions.
Tashakkori, A. and Teddlie, C. (eds) (2002) Handbook of Mixed Methods in
Social and Behavioral Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
A collection of articles by leading scholars.
Teddlie, C. and Tashakkori, A. (2008) Foundations of Mixed Methods Research:
Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioural
sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of
mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working
with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to
analysis and conclusions.
Travers, M. (2001) Qualitative Research Through Case Studies. London:
Sage. Case studies are used to illustrate approaches such as grounded
theory, dramaturgical analysis, ethnomethodology, critical discourse
analysis and postmodern ethnography.
Vaus, D. de (2001) Research Design in Social Research. London: Sage.
Organized in five main parts, looking first at research design in general, and

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