I need a good references about a text book of research methodology. I need some clear concept about research methodology with appropriate statistical procedure in social science.
Please read the following books.
1. J. Mouton and H. C. Marais, Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences, CRC Press, 1990.
2. T. A. Brown, Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research, The Guilford Press, 2015.
3. P. K. Sahu, Research Methodology: A Guide for Researchers In Agricultural Science, Social Science and Other Related Field, Springer India, 2013.
4. Rt Kumar, Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners, SAGE pub., 2010.
5. C. R. Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New Age Intl., 1985.
6. P. F. Lazarsfeld and M. Rosenberg, The language of social research: a reader in the methodology of social research, Free Press, 1965.
Hi Khondokar,
You can take a look on the following books (look for the latest edition if possible):
General / Quantitative Research:
- Sekaran, U. (2003). Research Methods for Business, 4th Edition. Danvers: John Wiley and Sons, 2003
- Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., & Babin, B. J. (2010). Multivariate Data Analysis – A Global Perspective, 7th Edition. Pearson Education.
- Field, A. (2005). Discovering statistics using SPSS. 2ndEd. London: Sage Publications.
- Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2013). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Sage Publications, Inc.
Qualitative Research:
- Basics of Qualitative Research 3rd Edition by Juliet Corbin & Anselm Strauss
- Qualitative Research in Business & Management by Michael D. Myers
- Qualitative Research in Practice - Examples for Discussion & Analysis by Sharon B. Meriam and associates
- Yin, R. (2009). Case study research: Design and methods, (4th Ed.), Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Mixed Methods Research:
- Creswell, J. W. & Plano Clark, V. L. (2011). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (2nd ed.), Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks, CA.
- Creswell, J. W. (2005). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, (2nd Ed.), Merrill/Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
- Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (1998). Mixed methodology: Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Applied Social Research Methods Series, 46, Sage Publications,
- Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C., (Eds.) (2003). Handbook on mixed methods in the behavioral and social sciences, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Regards,
Fung
There are not many that give equal prominence to both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
More on the quantitative side is
Research Methods for Business Students (6th Edition) by Mark Saunders Published by Pearson Custom Publishing 6th (sixth) edition (2012).
Not too much on the qualitative aspects. For just quantitative and particularly statistical best is
Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics Paperback (2013)
by Andy Field - can also get Kindle version - clear concepts, good explanations of difficult subject matter, bordering on humorous
The most popular and widely recommended and I found easy for senior undergrad/ masters students :
Creswell, J. W. 2013. Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach (4th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Creswell J.W. 2014. Qualitative inquiry and research design; choosing among five approaches (4th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Surprised it wasn't mentioned above, but I used Robson's text for my doctorate and found it excellent (and won DVC prize for my doctorate too):
Robson, C, 2011, 'Real world research' (Wiley).
Amazon link below.
One interesting alternative approach to regular methods introductions is the book by Vogt; Gardner; and Haeffle (2012), When to use what research design.
http://www.guilford.com/books/When-to-Use-What-Research-Design/Vogt-Gardner-Haeffele/9781462503537
Instead of focussing on qualitative vs. quantitative, or statistical vs. interpretative, it somehow turns the general approach upside down. Chosing a design is their working step prior to chosing a method.
Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach
Uma Sekaran
dear it is a good book
Dear Sir,
I send you in attachment some books that can be helpful.
Dear Khondokar, these articles are very interesting and maybe helpful for you.
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=oa_textbooks
http://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/115/1/NCRMResearchMethodsTypology.pdf
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