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)