These books on various aspects of academic research are available in the library. This list will be updated periodically.

Allen, M. 2009. Quantitative research in communication. Los Angeles: SAGE. (302.20727 ALL)

Andres, L. 2012. Designing and doing survey research. London: SAGE. (001.433 AND)

Aveyard, H. 2010. Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (362.1072041 AVE)

Babbie, ER. 2011. Introduction to social research. 5th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. (300.71 BAB).

Bell, J. 2005. Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science. 4th ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (370.72 BEL)

Booth, A, D Papaioannou and A Sutton. 2012. Systematic approaches to a successful literature review. London: SAGE. (001.42 BOO)

Coghlan, D and T Brannick. 2010. Doing action research in your own organization. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (300.72 COG).

Cresswell, JW. 2011. Designing and conducting mixed methods research. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 CRE)

Davies, PM, P Francis and V Jupp (eds). 2011. Doing criminological research. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (364.072 DOI).

Dawidowicz, P. 2010. Literature reviews made easy: a quick guide to success. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Pub. (028.1071 DAW)

Edmonds, WA and TD Kennedy. 2013. An applied reference guide to research designs: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 EDM).

Fink, A. 2010. Conducting research literature reviews: from the Internet to paper. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 FIN)

Flick, U. 2011. Introducing research methodology: a beginner’s guide to doing a research project. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 FLI)

Gaiser, TJ and AE Schreiner. 2009. A guide to conducting online research. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 GAI)

Girden, ER. 2011. Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 GIR)

Grix, J and G Watkins. 2010. Information skills: finding and using the right resources. (001.4 GRI)

Hancock, DR. 2006. Doing case study research: a practical guide for beginning researchers. New York: Teachers College Press. (370.72 HAN)

Hofstee, E. 2006. Constructing a good dissertation: a practical guide to finishing a master’s, MBA or PhD on schedule. Sandton: EPE. (808.02 HOF)

Hoy, WK. 2010. Quantitative research in education: a primer. Los Angeles: SAGE.  (370.727 HOY)

Jesson, J, Matheson, L and F Lacey. 2011. Doing your literature review: traditional and systematic techniques. Los Angeles: SAGE. (300.72 JES)

Knight, A and L Ruddick (eds). 2008. Advanced research methods in the built environment. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. (690.072 ADV)

Lategan, L, L Lues and H Friedrich-Nel (eds). 2011. Doing research. Rev. ed. Bloemfontein: Sun Press. (378.0072 DOI)

Leedy, PD and JE Ormrod. 2010. Practical research: planning and design. Boston, Mass.: Pearson Educational International. (001.43 LEE)

Maree, K (ed). 2007. First steps in research. Pretoria: Van Schaik. (001.42 FIR)

Maree, K (ed). 2012. Complete your thesis or dissertation successfully: practical guidelines. Claremont: Juta. (808.066378 COM)

Maxwell, JA. 2012. A realist approach for qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE. (001.42 MAX)

Maxwell, JA. 2013. Qualitative research design: an interactive approach. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE. (001.42 MAX)

Mitchell, C. 2011. Doing visual research. Los Angeles: SAGE. (301 MIT)

Muijs, D. 2011. Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS.  2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (370.72 MUI)

Naoum, SG. 2013. Dissertation research and writing for construction students. 3rd ed. London: Routledge. (808.066624 NAO)

Remenyi, D. 2012. Case study research. Reading, UK:  Academic Pub. (001.433 REM)

Riley, CE, Sullivan, C and SF Gibson (eds). 2012. Doing your qualitative psychology project. Los Angeles: SAGE. (150.72 DOI)

Roulston, K. 2010. Reflective interviewing: a guide to theory and practice. Los Angeles: SAGE. (300.723 ROU)

Rule, P and V John. 2011. Your guide to case study research. Pretoria: Van Schaik. (300.722 RUL)

Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioural research. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications

Salmons, J (ed). 2012. Cases in online interview research. Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.433 CAS).

Schostak, JF. 2006. Interviewing and representation in qualitative research. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (158.39 SCH)

Silverman, D. 2010. Doing qualitative research: a practical handbook. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. (300.72 SIL)

Stake, RE. 2010. Qualitative research: studying how things work. New York: Guilford Press. (001.42 STA)

Swanborn, PG. 2010. Case study research: what, why and how? Los Angeles: SAGE. (001.42 SWA)

Symon, G and C Cassell. 2012. Qualitative organizational research: core methods and current challenges. Los Angeles: SAGE. (302.350721 SYM)

Tashakkori, A and C Teddlie (eds). 2010. Sage handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioural research. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications

Wertz, FJ. 2011. Five ways of doing qualitative analysis: phenomenological psychology, grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative research, and intuitive inquiry. New York: Guilford Press. (150.72 FIV)

Wisker, G. 2001. The postgraduate research handbook: succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD. Basingstoke: Palgrave. (001.42 WIS)

Yin, RK. 2011. Qualitative research from start to finish. New York: Guilford Press. (001.4 YIN)