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Books on doing Research

Doing Postgraduate Research by Stephen Potter (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781412924054
Publication Date: 2006-08-07
Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers by Judith Bell
ISBN: 0335264468
Publication Date: 2014
How to do a research project: a guide for undergraduate students by Colin Robson
ISBN: 9781118691328
Publication Date: 2016-12-19
How to Get a PhD by Estelle Phillips; Derek. S. Pugh
ISBN: 9780335249510
Publication Date: 2010
How to Research by Blaxter
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780335238699
Publication Date: 2010
Introduction to Research Methods by C. Dawson
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 1845283678
Publication Date: 2009
Real World Research by Colin Robson
ISBN: 9781405182409
Publication Date: 2011
Creswell, J.W. and Creswell, J.D. (2023) Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 6th (International student) edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781452274614
Research Methods: the Key Concepts by Michael Hammond; Jerry Wellington
ISBN: 9780415599832
Publication Date: 2013
Research Proposals by Martyn Denscombe
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780335244072
Publication Date: 2012
The Research Student's Guide to Success by Pat Cryer
ISBN: 9780335221172
Publication Date: 2006
The Undergraduate Research Handbook by Gina Wisker
ISBN: 9780230520974
Publication Date: 2009
Your Research Project by Nicholas Walliman
ISBN: 9781849204620
Publication Date: 2011

Subject Specific

Atkinson, M. (2012) Key concepts in sport and exercise research methods. London: SAGE
ISBN: 1446292029
Fellows, R.F. and Liu, A.M.M. (2015) Research Methods for Construction. 4th edn. New York: Wiley.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781118915738
Knight, A. and Ruddock, L. (2008) Advanced research methods in the built environment. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781444309515
Naoum, S. G. (2019) Dissertation research and writing for built environment students. 4th edn. London: Routledge.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780815384625
Note: this supersedes the 3rd edition "Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students" by the same author

Qualitative Methods

Barbour, R.S. (2007) Doing focus groups. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 1283288346
Bazeley, P. (2013) Qualitative data analysis: practical strategies. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781849203036
Bickman, L. and Rog, D.J. (2009) The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods. 2nd edn. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 1412973317
Flick, U. (2013) The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 1473971128
Flick, U. (2018) Designing qualitative research. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781473911987
Given, L.M. (ed.) (2008) The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 1452265895
Hennink, M.M., Hutter, I. and Bailey, A. (2020) Qualitative research methods. 2nd edn. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781473903913
Jackson, K. and Bazeley, P. (2019) Qualitative data analysis with NVivo. 3rd edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781526449948
Lapan, S., Lapan, S.D., Quartaroli, M.T. and Riemer, F.J. (eds.) (2012) Qualitative research an introduction to methods and designs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
ISBN: 9781118118832
Miles, M.B., Huberman, A.M. and Saldaña, J. (2014) Qualitative data analysis: a methods sourcebook. 3rd edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781452257877
Richards, L. and Morse, J.M. (2012) Readme first for a user's guide to qualitative methods. 3rd edn. Portland: Ringgold, Inc.
ISBN: 9781412998062
Silverman, D. (2017) Doing qualitative research. 5th edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781526441614
Silverman, D. (2020) Interpreting qualitative data. 6th edn. London: SAGE.
ISBN: 9781526467249

Quantitative Methods

Quantifying the User Experience: practical statistics for user research by Jeff Sauro; James R. Lewis
ISBN: 9780123849687
Publication Date: 2012
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods by William E. Martin; Krista D. Bridgmon
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781118220757
Publication Date: 2012

Case Studies

Case Studies and Causal Inference by Ingo Rohlfing
ISBN: 9781137271327
Publication Date: 2012
Case Study Research by Peter Swanborn
ISBN: 9781849206129
Publication Date: 2010
Case Study Research and Applications by Robert K. Yin
ISBN: 9781506336169
Publication Date: 2017
Designing Case Studies: Explanatory approaches in small-N research by Joachim Blatter
ISBN: 9781137016669
Publication Date: 2012