Additional readings provide a jumping-off point for course assignments, papers, research, group work, and class discussion

Pre-test/ Post-test design 

• Bell, B. (2010) ‘Pretest–Posttest Design’. In Neil J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Research Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 1087-1092.

Online surveys

• Sue, V.M. & Ritter, L.A. (Eds.) (2007) ‘Planning the Online Survey’ in Conducting Online Surveys. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 10-25.

Case Study

• Swanborn, P. (2010) ‘What Is a Case Study?’ in Case Study Research: What, Why and How?. London, England: SAGE Publications. pp.1-23.

Oral History

• Bornat, J. (2004) ‘2 Oral History’. In: C. Seale, G. Gobo, Jaber F. Gubrium, & D. Silverman (Eds.), Qualitative Research Practice. London, England: SAGE Publications. pp. 35-49.

Focus Group

• R. Barbour (Ed.) (2007) ‘Uses and abuses of focus group’ in: Doing Focus Groups.London: SAGE. pp. 16-29.

Participant Observation

• Jorgensen, D. L. (Ed.). (1989) ‘The Methodology of Participant Observation’. in: Participant Observation. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. pp. 12-26.

Action Research

• Greenwood, D. J. and Levin, M. (Eds.) (2007) ‘Part 1: What Is Action Research?' in Introduction to Action Research. (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. pp. 2-3.

Feminist Research

• Hesse-Biber, S.N. (2012) ‘Feminist Research: Exploring, Interrogating, and Transforming the Interconnections of Epistemology, Methodology, and Method’, in: Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber. 2nd Edn. Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. pp.2-26.