Research Project

Core Electronic Texts:

• Aveyard, H. (2008) Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/OUP.
  
• Bell, J. (2005) Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science. 4th ed. Maidenhead: OUP.
• Berry, R. (2004) The research project: how to write it. 5th ed. London: Routledge.
  
• Carey, M. (2009) The social work dissertation: using small-scale qualitative methodology. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/OUP.
• McMillan, K. (2010) How to write dissertations and project reports. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
  
• Miller, R.L. and Brewer, J.D. (eds) (2003) The A-Z of social research: a dictionary of key social science research concepts. London: Sage.

Useful Websites:

• Dissertations & Research - section of the Applied Social Studies guide dedicated to  research and maintained by your librarians. It contains help and advice and links to useful electronic resources.
• Social Research Update - a free, peer-reviewed, online journal published by the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey. It covers all aspets of social research including: focus groups, using e-mail as a research tool and more.