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Education: Core Research Methods Texts

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Research Methods Textbooks: Contents

General
Theoretical Frameworks
Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed Methods
Participatory Action
Historical/documentary
Arts-based
Evidence synthesis

General

Research Design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches by John W. Creswell; J. David Creswell
Call Number: H62 .C6963 2018
ISBN: 9781506386706
Publication Date: 2018-01-02
Educational Research by John Creswell; Timothy Guetterman
Call Number: LB1028 .C742 2025
ISBN: 9780138161194
Publication Date: 2024-05-14
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices by Anol Bhattacherjee
ISBN: 9781475146127
Publication Date: 2012-04-05
eBook
Handbook of Critical Education Research by Michelle D. Young; Sarah Diem
ISBN: 0367688611
Publication Date: 2023-07-01
eBook

Theoretical Frameworks

Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research by Vincent A. Anfara (Editor); Norma T. Mertz (Editor)
ISBN: 9781452282435
Publication Date: 2014-11-04
eBook

Qualitative Research

Fundamentals of Qualitative Research by Johnny Saldana
ISBN: 0199838356
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
eBook
Qualitative Research: A guide to design and implementation by Sharan B. Merriam; Elizabeth J. Tisdell
ISBN: 1119003601
Publication Date: 2015-07-06
eBook
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Research by Charles F. Vanover (Editor); Paul A. Mihas (Editor); Johnny Saldana (Editor)
Call Number: H62 .A58134 2022
ISBN: 9781544395876
Publication Date: 2021-05-14
Qualitative Research Design: An interactive approach by Joseph A. Maxwell
Call Number: Q180.55.M4 M39 2013
ISBN: 9781412981194
Publication Date: 2012-06-08
Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education by Michael R. M. Ward (Editor); Sara Delamont (Editor)
ISBN: 1788977149
Publication Date: 2020-08-07
eBook
Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design by John W. Creswell; Cheryl N. Poth
Call Number: H61 .C73 2025
ISBN: 9781544398396
Publication Date: 2024-01-30

Coding

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers by Johnny Saldana
Call Number: H62 .S31855 2021
ISBN: 9781529731743
Publication Date: 2021-03-31

Case Study

Doing Case Study Research by Dawson R. Hancock; Bob Algozzine; Jae Hoon Lim
Call Number: LB 1028 .H313 2021
ISBN: 9780807765852
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
Case Study Research and Applications by Robert K. Yin
ISBN: 9781506336169
Publication Date: 2017-11-03
eBook

Phenomenology

Hermeneutic Phenomenology in Education by Norm Friesen (Volume Editor); Carina Henriksson (Volume Editor); Tone Saevi (Volume Editor)
Call Number: LB14.7 .H463 2012
ISBN: 9789460918339
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Phenomenological Inquiry in Education by Edwin Creely; Jane Southcott; Kelly Carabott; Damien Lyons
ISBN: 0367250314
Publication Date: 2021-02-01
eBook

Ethnography

Critical Ethnography in Educational Research by Phil F. Carspecken
Call Number: LB1028 .C289 1996
ISBN: 9780415904926
Publication Date: 1996-01-03
Ethnology for Education by Christopher Pole; Marlene Morrison
ISBN: 9780335206018
Publication Date: 2003-12-01
eBook and print at GN345 .P6 2003

Visual Research Methods

Photovoice Research in Education and Beyond by Amanda O. Latz
ISBN: 9781315724089
Publication Date: 2017-04-07
eBook
Engaging Images for Research, Pedagogy, and Practice by Bridget Turner Kelly (Editor); Carrie A. Kortegast (Editor)
Call Number: eBook and LB1068 .E64 2018
ISBN: 9781620365892
Publication Date: 2017-12-29

Quantitative Research

Understanding Quantitative Data in Educational Research by Nicoleta Gaciu
Call Number: LB1028 .G234 2021
ISBN: 9781473982147
Publication Date: 2021-01-21

Survey Research

Survey Research by Roger Sapsford
ISBN: 9781446204085
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
eBook
Designing and Conducting Survey Research by Louis M. Rea; Richard A. Parker
ISBN: 9781118767023
Publication Date: 2014-07-30
eBook
Survey Research by Roger Sapsford
Call Number: HA31.2 .S37 1999
ISBN: 0761955283
Publication Date: 1999-09-13

QuantCrit

How to QuantCrit by Wendy Castillo; Kamden K. Strunk
ISBN: 1032552905
Publication Date: 2024-10-21
eBook

Mixed Methods Research

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research by John W. Creswell; Vicki L. Plano Clark
Call Number: H62 .C6962 2018
ISBN: 9781483344379
Publication Date: 2017-10-06

Participatory Action Research

Participatory Action Research by Jacques M. Chevalier; Daniel J. Buckles
ISBN: 1136261702
Publication Date: 2013-03-05
eBook
Community-Based Qualitative Research by Laura Ruth Johnson
Call Number: HM756 .J637 2017
ISBN: 9781483351681
Publication Date: 2016-04-21

Historical/documentary Research

Cultural-Historical Digital Methodology in Early Childhood Settings by Marilyn Fleer (Editor), et al.
ISBN: 9783031597848
Publication Date: 2024-07-11
eBook
Documentary Research by Gary Mcculloch
ISBN: 0203464583
Publication Date: 2004-04-30
eBook

Arts-Based Research

Arts-Based Research Methods for Educational Researchers by Meng Tian
ISBN: 9781032051222
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
eBook

Evidence Synthesis

Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences by Mark Petticrew; Helen Roberts
ISBN: 9780470754887
Publication Date: 2008-01-11
eBook
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions by Julian P. T. Higgins (Editor) et al.
ISBN: 9781119536611
Publication Date: 2019-09-23
eBook

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