Academic Writing
Belcher, W. Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
Theoretical Framework
Anfara, V. A., & Mertz, N. T. (2006). Theoretical frameworks in qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Ravitch, S. M., & Riggan, M. Reason & rigor: How conceptual frameworks guide research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Literature Review
Booth, A. Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review. Sage.
Galvan, J. Writing literature reviews: A guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences. Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Hart, C. Doing a literature review: Releasing the social science research imagination. London: Sage.
Pan, M. Preparing literature reviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Research Proposals
Creswell, J. W. Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice-Hall.
Creswell, J. W. Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Locke, L., Spirduso, W. W., & Silverman, S. J. Proposals that work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Quantitative Research Texts
Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J.C. (1963).Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research on teaching. In N. L. Gage (ed.), Handbook of research on teaching. Chicago: Rand McNally.
Fraenkel, J. R., Wallen, N. E. , & Hyun, H. How to design and evaluate research in education. San Francisco: McGraw-Hill.
Gay, L. R., Mills, G.E, Airsian, P. W. Educational research: Competencies for analysis and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Kazdin, A. E. Research design in clinical psychology. Boston, MA: Pearson.
This book have an excellent discussion on validity.
LaFountain, R. M., & Bartos, R. B. Research and statistics made meaningful in counseling and student affairs. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Rovai, A. P., Baker, J. D., & Ponton, M. K. Social science research design and statistics: A practitioner’s guide to research methods and SPSS analysis.Chesapeake, VA: Watertree Press, LLC.
Quantitative Research Texts
(Texts for Specific Designs)
Instrument Development and Validation
Comrey, A. L., & Lee, H. B. (1992). A first course in factor analysis (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
DeVellis, R. F. Scale development: Theory and applications (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Dunteman, G. H. Principal components analysis. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences Series, No. 69. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Gorsuch, R. L. Factor analysis. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Pedhazur, E. J., & Schmelkin, L. P. Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Single Subject Design
Barlow, D. H., Nock, M. K., & Hersen, M. Single case experimental designs. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Kazdin, A. E. (1982). Single-case research designs. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Survey Research
Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D., & Christian, L. M. Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys: The tailored design method. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Fowler, F. J. Survey research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Statistical Texts
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd edition). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum . This is a seminal text citd when discussing power and effect size.
Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2000). Statistics for the behavioral sciences. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Kanji, G. K. 100 statistical tests. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This is a comprehensive overview of statistical analyses.
Salkind, N. J. Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
This book provides a simple explanation of basic statistical analyses.
Stevens, J. Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. Using multivariate statistics. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
This is a well-known text that is technical in nature.
Warner, R. M. Applied statistics: From bivariate through multivariate. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This is a well-known text that is technical in nature.
SPSS Manuals
**Field, A. P. Discovering statistics using SPSS. London: Sage.
This book is an excellent (and often humorous) resource for understanding the theory and SPSS application for most analyses.
Green, S. B. & Salkind, N. J. Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and understanding data. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
This is a helpful guide for navigating SPSS.
Pallant, J. SPSS survival manual: A step-by-step guide to data analysis using SPSS for Windows. New York: Open University Press.
This is a helpful guide for navigating SPSS.
Qualitative Research Texts
(Survey Texts)
**Creswell, J. W. Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Denzin, N. K. & Lincoln, Y.S. Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Lincoln,.S. & Guba, E.G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills: Sage.
Maxwell, J. A. A realist approach for qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Miles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M. Qualitative data analysis : An expanded sourcebook, Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications.
Patton, M. (1987). Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods. London: Sage Publications.
Rossman, G. B., & Rallis, S. F. (2003). Learning in the field: An introduction to qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Silverman, D. 2006. Interpreting qualitative data: methods for analysing talk, text, and interaction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Qualitative Research Texts
(Seminal Texts for Specific Designs)
Case Study
Merriam, S. B. Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Stake, R. (1995). The art of case study research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Yin, R. K. Applications of case study research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGe Publications.
Yin, R. K. Case study research: Design and method. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Narrative Research
Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story in qualitative research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Denzin, N. K. (1989). Interpretive biography. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Grounded Theory
Charmaz, K. Constructing grounded theory. London, England: Sage.
Corbin, J. & Strauss, A. Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Glaser B. (1992). Basics of grounded theory analysis: Emergence versus forcing. Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press.
Glaser, B.J. & Strauss, A. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory. Chicago: Aldine.
Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: grounded theory procedures and techniques. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Ethnography
LeCompte, M. D., & Schensul, J. J. (1999). Designing and conducting ethnographic research. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira.
Wolcott, H. F. (1999). Ethnography: A way of seeing. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira.
Phenomenology
Moustakas, C. (1994). Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Van Manen, M. (1990). Researching lived experience. New York, NY: State University of New York Press. (Hermeneutical)
