1. Academic Writing
Luey, B. Ed. (2008). Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
2. Dissertation Guides
Bloomberg, L. D. & Volpe, M. (2012). Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Road Map From Beginning to End (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Volpe.
Clark, I. L. (2006). Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation. Boston: Prentice Hall.
Foss, S. K. & Waters, W. (2007). Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation. NY: Rowman & Littlefield.
Foss, S. K. & Waters, W. (2015). Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation (2nd ed.). NY: Rowman & Littlefield.
3. Proposal Writing
Krathwohl, D. R. & Smith, N. L. (2005). How To Prepare A Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions For Students In Education And The Social And Behavioral Sciences. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
4. Literature Review
Galvan, J. L. (2012). Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences(5th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Galvan, J. L. (2014). Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences(6th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Pan, M. L. (2015). Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (5th ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
5. General Research Methods
Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Campbell, D. T. & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research. United States: Wadsworth.
Creswell, J. W. (2008). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Leedy, P. D. & Ormrod, J. E. (2015). Practical Research: Planning and Design (11th ed.). Essex, England: Pearson.
6. Qualitative Research References
Berg, B. L. & Lune, H. (2011). Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (8th Edition). Boston: Pearson Education Inc.
Corbin, C., & Strauss, A. L. (2008). Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Hesse-Bieber, S. N., & Leavy, P. (2010). The Practice of Qualitative Research(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Patton, M. Q. (2014) Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Saldana, J. (2012). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Corbin, C., & Strauss, A. L. (2008). Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
7. Grounded Theory
Glaser, B. G. & Strauss, A. L. (2011). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. New Brunswick, NJ: Aldine Transactions.
8. Naturalistic Inquiry
Erlandson, David A., Harris, E. D., Skipper, B. L. & Allen, S. D. (1993). Doing Naturalistic Inquiry: A Guide to Methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Lincoln, Y. s. & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic Inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
9. Case Study as Method
Yin, R. K. (2013). Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)(5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
10. Interview as Method
Gorden, R. L. (1992). Basic Interviewing Skills. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2011). Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
11. Observation as Method
Lofland, J., Snow, D., Anderson, L., & Lofland, L. H. (2005). Analyzing Social Settings : A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Spradley, J. P. (1980). Participant Observation. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Spradley, J. P. (1980). Participant Observation. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
12. Oral History as Method
Yow, V. R. (2014). Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences (3rd ed.). Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
13. Nonreactive Measurement as Method
Webb, E. J., Campbell, D. T., Schwartz, R. D., Sechrest, L., & Grove, J. B. (1986). Nonreactive Measures in the Social Sciences (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
14. Surveys as Method
Blair, J., Czaja, R. & Blair, E. (2013). Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures (3rd ed.). London: Pine Forge Press (Sage).
Dillman, D. A. (2008). Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Paul, J.L. (Ed). (2008). Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
15. Writing in the Disciplines
Harris, S. R. (2014). How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Higham, N. J. (1998). Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences. Philadelphia, PA: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Donovan, T. & Hoover, K. (2013). The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking (11th ed.). United States: Thompson Wadsworth.
Schutt, R. K. (2011). Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research (7th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
16. Statistical Inquiry
Bazeley, P. and Jackon, K. (2013) Qualitative data analysis with NVivo (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS (4th ed.). London, UK: Sage.
Crawley, M. J. (2012). The R Book (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Edhlund, B. M. (2013). NVivo 10 Essentials: Your Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Qualitative Data Analysis Software. Lulu.com
Salkind, N. J. (2016). Statistics for People Who (think they) Hate Statistics (6th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
17. Interview Skills
Bazeley, P. and Jackon, K. (2013) Qualitative data analysis with NVivo (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Crawley, M. J. (2012). The R Book (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Edhlund, B. M. (2013). NVivo 10 Essentials: Your Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Qualitative Data Analysis Software. Lulu.com
18. CVs, Resumes & Cover Letters
Bazeley, P. and Jackon, K. (2013) Qualitative data analysis with NVivo (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Crawley, M. J. (2012). The R Book (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Edhlund, B. M. (2013). NVivo 10 Essentials: Your Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Qualitative Data Analysis Software. Lulu.com