Here is a list of research references that may provide many insights to graduate students while doing their theses or dissertations. The list of references includes some of the topic research references that will help in the various stages of the research journey.
Research References
American Psychological Association (APA). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (Author, 2008). http://amzn.to/1PjrSWt
Blaikie, N. Designing Social Research. (Polity, 2000). http://amzn.to/1PjrYx5
Boote, D. N. & Beile, P. Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation. Educ. Res. 34, 3–15 (2005).
Clark, I. L. Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation. (Prentice Hall Press, 2006). DOI :0-13-173533-0 http://amzn.to/1Re7ZGe
Creswell, J. W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. (Sage publications, 1994). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2010.09.003 http://amzn.to/1Re81hh
Delamont, S., Atkinson, P. & Parry, O. Supervising the Doctorate 2nd Edition. (McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2004). http://amzn.to/1Re850u
Easterby-Smith, M. Management research. (Sage, 2011). http://amzn.to/1Re7yLT
Eley, A. & Jennings, R. Effective Postgraduate Supervision: Improving the Student/Supervisor Relationship. (McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2005). http://amzn.to/1Re7OL1
Glaser, K. Deductive or Inductive?
Kushkowski, J. D., Parsons, K. a. & Wiese, W. H. Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Citations: Analysis and Trends of a Longitudinal Study. portal Libr. Acad. 3, 459–479 (2003).
Madsen, D. Successful dissertations and theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion. 244 (1992). at < http://books.google.ps/books?id=wDgQAQAAMAAJ > http://amzn.to/1Re7D2f
Mullins, G. & Kiley, M. Mullins 2002 PhD examiners assess. Stud. High. Educ. 27, 369–386 (2002).
Piantanida, M. [Main author] & Garman, N. B. The qualitative dissertation : a guide for students and faculty. (Corwin Press, 2009).
Punch, K. F. Developing Effective Research Proposals. (Sage, 2000). doi:9780585386072 http://amzn.to/1Re7sUK
Ridley, D. The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students. (Sage, 2008). at <http://amzn.to/1Pjr7N3>
Roberts, C. M. The dissertation journey : a practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation. (Corwin Press, 2010). at <http://search.library.duke.edu/search?id=DUKE004654674>
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