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MA Education: Dissertation Part 1 Module Reading List
Key Texts (we recommend that you purchase at least three of these texts)
Burton, N., Brundrett, M. and Jones, M. (2014) Doing Your Education Research Project, 2nd Edition, London: Sage.
Curtis, W., Murphy, M. and Shields, S. (2014) Research and Education, Abingdon: Routledge.
Kara, H. (2012) Research and Evaluation for Busy Practitioners: A time-saving guide, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Punch, K.F. (2014) Introduction to Social Research Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, 3rd edition, London: Sage.
Punch, K.F. (2009) Introduction to Research Methods in Education, London: Sage.
Ridley, D. (2012) The Literature Review: A step-by-step guide for students, 2nd edition, London: Sage.
AIDitional Recommended Reading (not exhaustive feel free to source others)
Anderson, G. and Arsenault, N. (1998) Fundamentals of Educational Research. 2nd Edition London: Falmer
Aull Davies, C. (2008) Reflexive Ethnography, Abingdon: Routledge.
Banas, P. A. and Dennis, J. R. (1971). Practical problems in questionnaire design. Academy of Management Proceedings (00650668), pp. 55-58.
Basit, T. N. (2010) Conducting Research in Educational Contexts. London: Continuum
Basit, T. N. (2003) Manual or Electronic: the Role of Coding in Qualitative Data Analysis, Educational Research, vol. 45, pp. 143-154
Bassey, M. (1990) On the Nature of Research in Education Research Intelligence vol. 37
Bell, J. (2010) Doing Your Research Project. 5th Edition Milton Keynes: Open University Press
Blaikie, N. (2000) Designing Social Research, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Blaxter, L. Hughes, C. & Tight, M. (2006) How to Research. 3rd Edition Buckingham: Open University
Burton, D. and Bartlett, S. (2004) Practitioner Research for Teachers. London: PCP
Burton, D. and Bartlett, S. (2009) Key Issues for Education Researchers. London: Sage
Baumfield, V. Hall, E. Wall, K. (2008) Action Research in the Classroom. London: Sage.
Becker, H. (2008) Writing for Social Scientists (2nd edn). Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Brace, I. (2004). Questionnaire design: how to plan, structure, and write survey material for effective market research. London: Kogan Page.
Bradburn, M. N. (2004). Asking questions: the definitive guide to questionnaire design for market research, political polls, and social and health questionnaires. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Briggs, A. and Coleman, M (eds) (2007) Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management. 2nd Edition. London: Sage
Byrne, D. (2002) Interpreting Quantitative Data. London: Sage
Birley, G. and Moreland, N. (1998) A Practical Guide to Academic Research. London: Kogan Page
Clough, P. and Nutbrown, C. (2007) A Students Guide to Methodology. Second Edition. London: Sage.
Cohen, L., Manion, L. and Morrison, K. (2007) Research Methods in Education. 6th Edition London: Croom Helm
Don, A. Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D. and Christian, L. M. (2009). Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
Elliott, J. (2005) Using Narrative in Social Research. London: Sage
Field, A. (2009) Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd ed.). London: Sage Publications Ltd.
Flick, U. (2002) An Introduction to Qualitative Research. London: Sage
Fraser, S. et al (2004) Doing Research with Children and Young People. London: Sage
Gendall, P. (1998). A framework for questionnaire design: Labaw revisited. Marketing Bulletin (01136895), 9, 28-39.
Gibson, W.J and Brown, A. (2009) Working with Qualitative Data, London: Sage
Gillham, B. (2008) Developing A Questionnaire (2nd edn). London: Continuum.
Gillham, B. (2000) The Research Interview. London: Continuum.
Greig, A., Taylor, J. and Mackay, T. (2007) Doing Research with Children (Second Edition), London: Sage.
Hague, P. (1993). Questionnaire design. London: Kogan Page.
Hopkins, D. (2008) A Teachers Guide to Classroom Research. 4th Edition. Buckingham: Open University Press
Kinnear, P. R. and Gray, C. D. (2000). SPSS for Windows made simple. Hove, East Sussesx: Psychology Press.
de Laine, M. (2000) Fieldwork, Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research, London: Sage.
Lee, R.M. (2000) Unobtrusive Methods in Social Research, Buckingham: Open University Press.
Lietz, P. (2010). Research into questionnaire design. International Journal of Market Research, 52(2), 249-272.
Local Government Data Unit, Wales. A guide to questionnaire design. Available at:
https://www.dataunitwales.gov.uk/Documents/Publications/adviceandguidance/CPS15010_Questionnaire_Design_FINAL_eng.pdf (gives a useful discussion and examples of the different types of questions).
Mason, J. (2002) Qualitative Researching, London: Sage.
Munn, P. & Drever, E. (1995) Using Questionnaires in Small-Scale Research. SCRE.
Muijs, D. (2004). Doing quantitative research in Education with SPSS. London: Sage Publications.
Oppenheim, A. N . (1992). Questionnaire design, interviewing and attitude measurement. New York: Pinter Publications.
Pallant, J. (2010). SPSS survival manual: A step-by-step guide to data analysis (4th ed.). UK: Open University Press.
Presser, S. (2004). Methods for testing and evaluating survey questionnaires. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
Ritchie, J. and Lewis, J. (2003) (eds) Qualitative Research Practice, London: Sage.
Robson, C. (2002) Real World Research (2nd edn). Oxford: Blackwell.
Roscoe, A. M., Lang, D. And Sheth, J (1975). Follow-up methods, questionnaire length, and market differences in mail surveys. Journal of Marketing, 39(2), 20-27.
Roulston, K. (2010) Reflective Interviewing: A guide to theory and practice, London: Sage.
Rourke, D. P. O. Questionnaire design. Survey Research Laboratory Seminar Series. Available at https://www.srl.uic.edu/seminars/Qdesign/QDESIGN.pdf (gives a useful list of good and bad examples of questions).
Salkind, N. (2000) Statistics for People who (think they) Hate Statistics. London: Sage
Sanchez, M. E. (1992). Effects of questionnaire design on the quality of survey data. Public Opinion Quarterly, 56, 206-217.
Savin-Baden, M. and Howell Major, C. (2013) Qualitative Research: The essential guide to theory and practice, Abingdon: Routledge.
Silverman, D. (2005) Doing Qualitative Research. 2nd Edition London: Sage
Yin, R. (2009) Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 4th edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Academic journals that may be relevant (not an exhaustive list!)
British Educational Research Journal
British Journal of Sociology of Education
Cambridge Journal of Education
Educational Action Research
Educational Research
Educational Review
Educational Studies
Ethnography and Education
Gender and Education
Globalisation, Societies and Education
Higher Education Research and Development
International Journal of Inclusive Education
International Journal of Lifelong Education
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
International Journal of Research and Method in Education
Journal of Education Policy
Journal of Further and Higher Education
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
London Review of Education
Oxford Review of Education
Policy and Practice in Higher Education
Research Papers in Education
Studies in Continuing Education
Studies in Higher Education
Education organisations that may be useful for your research (or developing you as an education researcher)
BERA British Educational Research Association https://www.bera.ac.uk/
NFER National Foundation for Education Research https://www.nfer.ac.uk/
BESA British Education Studies Association https://educationstudies.org.uk/
BSA The British Sociological Society https://www.britsoc.co.uk/
The Sutton Trust Improving social mobility through education https://www.suttontrust.com/home/
