Basic research methods: An entry to social science research

Basic Research Methods: An Entry to Social Science Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-222

  Guthrie, Gerard ^a  

^a Guthrie Development Consultancy   (Australia)

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1. There are dozens of good advanced textbooks on research methods. Use whichever ones are available in your library or bookshop. The following long-standing examples all cover research design and a wide range of methods, but with different emphases according to their subject areas (respectively, education, sociology, psychology and geography):
2. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
3. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth.
4. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
5. Scheyvens, R. and D.Storey (eds). (2003). Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.
6. A search of the internet or a bookstore might find you earlier, yet good editions re-printed cheaply. You should also use the internet to search the key words italicised in the text or the headings in the summaries, but keep in mind the need to check the quality of internet material.
7. Additionally, you should become familiar with journals in your field that are available in your library. The following list indicates some current journals across a range of subjects and types of research that focus on the Asia-Pacific, South and Southeast Asia regions:
8. Asian Journal of Social Psychology
9. Asian Journal of Social Science
10. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature
11. Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
12. Asia Pacific Journal of Education
13. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
14. Contributions to Indian Sociology
15. Hong Kong Journal of Social Work
16. Indian Geographical Journal
17. Indian Journal of Social Work
18. Indian Journal of Gender Studies
19. Journal of Indian History
20. Journal of South Asian Development
21. Journal of Southeast Asian History
22. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies
23. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research
24. Papua New Guinea Journal of Education
25. Philippine Journal of Public Administration
26. Singapore Economic Review
27. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
28. South Asia Economic Journal
29. Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences
30. American Psychological Association. (2002). The Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Washington: APA.
31. An example of a Code of Ethics, available at < http://www.apa.org >.
32. American Sociological Association. (1999). Code of Ethics. New York: ASA. Another example of a Code of Ethics, available at < http://www.asa.org >.
33. McNamee, M. and D.Bridges. (2002). The Ethics of Educational Research. Oxford: Blackwell.
34. A comprehensive collection of articles on research ethics, relevant to many subject areas and types of research.
35. Scheyvens, R. and D.Storey (eds). (2003). Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.
36. Another comprehensive collection of material on doing fieldwork in developing countries. The book discusses participatory research and fieldwork ethics, including many examples from across Asia.
37. Anderson, L. and D.Krathwohl (eds). (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman.
38. This is a fundamental book used in this text at several points to provide a structure for abstracting and, later, for analysing data. The book revised Bloom's earlier taxonomy using slightly different terms and labels, which should be used in preference to the earlier ones.
39. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
40. Orientated towards psychology, Chapter 2 of this book has solid material on getting ideas to start research projects.
41. Punch, K. (2006). Developing Effective Research Proposals, 2nd edition. London: Sage. A short and clear guide to developing proposals, including the role of theory and methods.
42. Strunk, W., Jr and E.B.White (2000). The Elements of Style, 4th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
43. Writing up research requires much more precision in your use of language than do essays. This short book gives excellent advice on clear English.
44. Desai, V. and R.Potter (eds). (2006). Doing Development Research. Delhi: Vistaar. This book has a good range of material on development research, including research planning and design.
45. Henn, M., M.Weinstein and M.Foard (2006). A Short Introduction to Social Research. Delhi: Vistaar.
46. A well-written introduction to research taking a different, critical methodology approach from this one. Chapter 1 has background on positivism and Popper.
47. Persig, R. (1974). Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. London: Bodley Head. This is a cult novel from the 1970s that was often used in postgraduate courses because it presents the case for idealist metaphysics in a very interesting and accessible fashion.
48. Popper, K. (1979). Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach (Revised edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
49. Popper is a very controversial figure heavily identified with positivism. This work provides a reasonably accessible discussion of philosophy and methodology.
50. There are also many handbooks, encyclopaedias and dictionaries on research. Try searching the library for some.
51. Sampling is a basic element of all research. The following books contain plenty information about it. University libraries should have many others.
52. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth.
53. Best, J. and Kahn, J. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
54. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
55. Perecman, E. and S.Curran. (2006). A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays and Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
56. This book contains a wide range of guidance on fieldwork, including on data sources, case studies, ethnography, surveys and mixed methods.
57. Scheyvens, R. and D.Storey (eds). (2003). Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.
58. A comprehensive collection on fieldwork in developing countries containing chapters on both quantitative and qualitative research.
59. Vulliamy, G., K.Lewin and D.Stephens. (1990). Doing Educational Research in Developing Countries: Qualitative Strategies. London: Falmer.
60. Heavily based on practical research experience, which was gathered while conducting case studies in Malaysia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka.
61. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. Like all sociology textbooks, this one contains plenty of material on survey research and related issues.
62. Gall, M., J.Gall and W.Borg. (2006). Educational Research: An Introduction, 8th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
63. This textbook contains more in-depth material about surveys, included in Chapter 11 on longitudinal studies.
64. Perecman, E. and S.Curran. (2006). A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays and Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
65. This book contains a wide range of guidance on fieldwork, including data sources, surveys and mixed methods.
66. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
67. Contains chapters on experimental and quasi-experimental research.
68. Campbell, D. and J.Stanley. (1966). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research. Chicago: Rand McNally.
69. This work contains the standard classification of experimental designs, which require further study if you are going to conduct experiments. It also shows in detail the various limitations of different types of experimental design.
70. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
71. Many psychology texts go into experimental design. This is a good example with several chapters on measurement, various types of experimental design and statistics.
72. Kerlinger, F. (1986). Foundations of Behavioral Research, 3rd edition. Orlando: Harcourt Brace.
73. A still excellent but very advanced book on the theory underlying experimental design and statistical measurement.
74. Leedy, P. and J.Ormrod. (2010). Practical Research: Planning and Design, 9th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
75. Chapter 10 contains a solid discussion of types of experimental design.
76. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth.
77. This text has a chapter on unobtrusive research, including content analysis, analysing existing statistics and comparative and historical research.
78. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
79. This book contains material on doing historical studies.
80. Desai, V. and R.Potter (eds). (2006). Doing Development Research. New Delhi: Vistaar.
81. The readings in this book on development research include a section on using existing knowledge and records.
82. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. A sociology text with chapters on qualitative and unobtrusive research.
83. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
84. Contains material on qualitative research, including observation.
85. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
86. This book has a chapter for psychologists on observational methods.
87. Perecman, E. and S.Curran. (2006). A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays and Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Contains chapters on fieldwork, including on ethnographic methods and oral histories.
88. Vulliamy, G., K.Lewin and D.Stephens. (1990). Doing Educational Research in Developing Countries: Qualitative Strategies. London: Falmer.
89. Several chapters discuss the issues associated with field observation. The headings in the summary above provide leads for using the book's index.
90. Gillham, B. (2005). Research Interviewing: The Range of Techniques. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
91. A comprehensive guide to all types of interviewing.
92. Kreuger, R. and M.Casey. (2009). Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, 4th edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
93. A comprehensive guide to this commonly used method of interviewing, with 13 chapters covering planning, conducting and analysing the results from focus groups.
94. Kvale, S. (2008). Doing Interviews. London: Sage.
95. This is a readable coverage of conducting and processing interviews.
96. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. This text has a thorough chapter on surveys and questionnaires.
97. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
98. Contains useful material on questionnaires.
99. Iredale, R., F.Guo and S.Rosario (eds). (2003). Return Migration in the Asia Pacific. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
100. A book on migration involving Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia that includes extensive use of questionnaire data.
101. Fien, J., D.Yencken and H.Sykes (eds). (2002). Young People and the Environment: An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Dordrecht: Kluwer. doi:10.1007/0-306-47721-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47721-1
102. This book contains extensive data from a large questionnaire study. It includes a full copy of the questionnaire that uses a number of the types of questions outlined in this chapter.
103. Anderson, L. and D.Krathwohl (eds). (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman.
104. This is a fundamental book used in this text at several points to provide a structure for abstracting, testing and, later, for analysing data.
105. Badgett, J. and E.Christmann. (2009). Designing Elementary Instruction and Assessment: Using the Cognitive Domain. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
106. Provides a readable step-by-step guidance on constructing classroom tests based on Bloom's Taxonomy.
107. Kline, T. (2005). Psychological Testing: A Practical Approach to Design and Evaluation. New Delhi: Vistaar.
108. This book covers all aspects of psychological testing.
109. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. This sociology text has chapters on measurement scales and qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
110. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. A psychology text with clear chapters on measurement and statistical principles.
111. Desai, V. and R.Potter (eds). (2006). Doing Development Research. New Delhi: Vistaar. The readings in this book on development research include chapters on quantitative and qualitative research.
112. Scheyvens, R. and D.Storey (eds). (2003). Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.
113. A comprehensive collection on fieldwork in developing countries containing chapters on both quantitative and qualitative research.
114. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. This sociology text has chapters on both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
115. Best, J. and J.Kahn. (2005). Research in Education, 10th edition. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon.
116. There is plenty of material in this book on qualitative research and data analysis.
117. Scheyvens, R. and D.Storey (eds). (2003). Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.
118. A comprehensive collection on fieldwork in developing countries containing chapters on both quantitative and qualitative research.
119. Vulliamy, G., K.Lewin and D.Stephens. (1990). Doing Educational Research in Developing Countries: Qualitative Strategies. London: Falmer.
120. This book is heavily based on practical research experience using qualitative approaches in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, including extensive discussion of data analysis.
121. Cozby, P. (2009). Methods in Behavioral Research, 10th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. A good clear psychology text with chapters on statistics.
122. Gaur, A. and S.Gaur. (2009). Statistical Methods for Practice and Research: A Guide to Data Analysis Using SPSS, 2nd edition. New Delhi: Response.
123. This book takes you through using the SPSS package for the types of test outlined in this chapter and much more.
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127. This book covers the most commonly used statistical tests, both parametric and non-parametric. For each test, it describes the purpose, limitations and assumptions, a worked example and the calculation.
128. An internet search will help you obtain much guidance on using Excel for data analysis. There are also several books in the market showing how to use it.
129. Babbie, E. (2007). The Practice of Social Research, 11th edition. Belmont: Wadsworth. Like all social science textbooks, this one contains material on writing up research.
130. Billingham, J. (2005). Editing and Revising Text. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. A short guide to improving written text.
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132. First written 80 years ago, this book is still one of the best books available on the style of English writing. More importantly, it practices what it preaches-keep it simple.
133. An abundance of books provide guidance on correct English writing and on academic writing. A search of your library should find plenty of examples.
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135. The readings in this book on development research include a section on disseminating results, which is relevant to both this and the next chapter.
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137. A short guide that contains material on collecting information and structuring reports, including time management, printing and editing.
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139. Walliman uses a clear structure and language to write about the dissertation as the product of your research.
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