Topic 1. General Introduction to Education Research

Starter Readings

Creswell, D. (2008). Research questions and hypotheses.pdf  (248KB)

Krauss, S.E. (2005). Research paradigms and meaning making.pdf  (62KB)

McCaslin & Scott (2003). The five-question method for framing a qualitative research study.pdf  (149KB)

Neuman, W., & Lawrence, D. (2002). Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs.pdf (10.53MB)

Additional Resources

Further Reading-Posing Research Questions.docx  (13KB)

Supplementary general text list.docx  (18KB)

Examples of research proposals

Between Case Experimental (Chew).doc  (2.46MB)

Case Study (Shardlow).pdf  (60KB)

Case Study (Shilkin).doc  (146KB)

Grounded Theory (Martin).pdf  (71KB)

Grounded Theory (Reilly).doc  (102KB)

Mixed Method (Chinnery).doc  (347KB)

Survey (Kwok).doc  (131KB)

Within Case Experimental (Shaw).doc  (316KB)

 

Topic 2. Reviewing the Literature

Starter Readings

Bem, D.J. (1995). Writing a review article for psychological bulletin.pdf  (655KB)

Chapman, E. (2004). Starting tips for doing critical reviews - quantitative studies.doc  (230KB)

Letts, L., et al. (2007). Guidelines for Critical Review Form - Qualitative Studies.pdf  (211KB)

Guide to Using the Library and Computer Resources at UWA.docx  (86KB)

Additional Resources

Example Critical Reviews.docx  (52KB)

Further Readings - Literature Review.docx  (12KB)

 

Topic 3. Posing Research Questions

Further Reading - Posing Research Questions.docx  (13KB)

 

Topics 4-5. Quantitative Research Design, Data Collection, and Data Analysis

Starter Readings

Cohen, L. et al. (2007). Experiments, quasi-experiments and single-case.pdf  (10.9MB)

Cohen, R.J. et al. (1996). A statistics refresher.pdf  (18MB)

Gorard, S. (2001). Surveying the field questionnaire design.pdf  (15.1MB)

Mertens, D.M. (1998). Casual comparative and correlational research.pdf  (15.11MB)

Tabachnick and Fidell (2006). Review of statistics.pdf  (7.6MB)

Additional Resources

Further Reading - Quantitative Research Methods.docx  (30KB)

Example  Articles

Causalcomparative1.pdf  (897KB)

Causalcomparative2.pdf  (1.67MB)

Pseudoexperimental1.pdf  (4.6MB)

Pseudoexperimental2.pdf  (696KB)

Quasiexperimental1.pdf  (893KB)

Quasiexperimental2.pdf  (1.65MB)

Randomizedexperimental1.pdf  (2MB)

Randomizedexperimental2.pdf  (802KB)

Singlesubject1.pdf  (1.9MB)

Singlesubject2.pdf  (652KB)

Survey1.pdf  (2.12MB)

Survey2.pdf  (3.1MB)

 

Topics 6-8. Qualitative Research Design, Data Collection, and Data Analysis

Starter Readings

Creswell (2007). Designing a qualitative study.pdf  (1.1MB)

Hancock, B. (1998). An Introduction to Qualitative Research.pdf  (214KB)

Mack et al. (2005). Qualitative research methods.pdf  (1.3MB)

Additional Resources

Further Reading - Qualitative Research Methods.docx  (30KB)

Examples of Qualitative Research Studies

Action Research 1.pdf  (173KB)

Action Research 2.pdf  (409KB)

Case Study 1.pdf  (163KB)

Case Study 2.pdf  (139KB)

Ethnographic 1.pdf  (1.5MB)

Ethnographic 2.pdf  (1.45MB)

Grounded Theory 1.pdf  (370KB)

Grounded Theory 2.pdf  (1.4MB)

Examples of Theses Including Full Interview Transcripts

HEJNY_~1.pdf  (1.84MB)

MITCHE~1.pdf  (1.44MB)

MOHAME~1.pdf  (1.37MB)

MORRIS~1.pdf  (900KB)

MUIR_D~1.pdf  (603KB)

SLEPPI~1.pdf  (613KB)

 

Topic 9. Research Conduct and Publication Ethics

Starter Readings

HDR Students - UWA GSE Policy.doc  (44KB)

UWA Code of conduct for the responsible practice of research.docx  (27KB)

Additional Resources

Australian Association for Research in Education Code of Ethics.docx  (35KB)

Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.pdf  (830KB)

Further Readings - Research Conduct and Publication Ethics.docx  (14KB)

NHMRC Full Statement.pdf  (1.46MB)

 

Topic 10. Writing a research proposal

Starter Readings

Chapman, E. (2004). General proposal writing guidelines.doc  (63KB)

Wildy, H. (2010). Essay writing.docx  (29KB)