SNE 4230 - Research Methodology
All texts marked with an asterisk will be available in a compendium (SNE4230) which will be for sale from "Kopiutsalget" in Akademika bookshop, Blindern campus.
Theory of science
*Chalmers, A.F. (1999). Theories as Structures I: Kuhn’s paradigms, in: A.F. Chalmers, What is this thing called Science? Open University Press. Pp. 104-129. 25 p.
Fay, B.(1996). Contemporary philosophy of social science: a multicultural approach. Oxford: Blackwell. Chapters 1, 6-11. Totally 147 pages.
Gall, M., J.P. Gall and W. Borg (2007). The Nature of Educational Research, in: M. Gall, J.P. Gall and W. Borg, Educational Research: An Introduction. (8th Ed.) Boston: Pearsons. Chapter 1. Pp. 2-37. 35 p.
Research methods
De Vaus, D.A (2002). Surveys in Social Research. An Introduction. 5th ed. London: Routledge. Chapter 1, pp. 3-7, chapter 3 pp. 22-39, chapter 4 pp. 43-55, chapter 6 pp. 69-91, chapter 7 pp. 94-119, chapter 10 pp. 163-179, chapter 11 pp. 180-186. Totally 102 pages.
Gall, M.D., Gall, J.P. & Borg, W.R.(2007) Educational Research. An Introduction. New York: Longman Publishers. 8th Ed. All chapters except chapter 1 which is included under Theory of science.
*Maxwell, J. A.(1992) Understanding and Validity in Qualitative Research. In: Harvard Educational Review, Vol. 62, No. 3. Pp. 279-300. 21 pages.
*Schofield, J. W.(1990) Increasing the Generalizability of Qualitative Research. In: E.W. Eisner & Peshkin, A. (Eds) : Qualitative Inquiry in Education. The Continuing Debate. 32 pages.
Maxwell, J. A (2005). Qualitative Research Design. An Interactive Approach. California: Sage publications. 136 pages.
Strauss, A. & Corbin, J (1996). Basics of Qualitative Research. Grounded Theory. Procedures and Techniques. London: Sage. Chapters 5-11, 124 pages.
Statistical principles and analysis
Conolly, P. (2007). Quantitative Data Analyses in Education. A Critical Introduction Using SPSS. New York: Routledge. Chapters 2, 5 & 6, 134 pages.