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 Business
» Stringer: Action Research
  Provides a simple but highly effective model
» Keller: The Tao of Statistics
  Explains what statistics mean and how they are used
» Salkind: Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics
  The Excel Edition: Teaches students how they can use Excel to learn statistics
» Warner: Applied Statistics
  Perfect for intermediate and advanced statistics classes
» Meyers: Applied Multivariate Research
  Offers a wide range of multivariate topics in a conceptual approach
» Yin: Case Study Research
  Covers all aspects of the case study method
» Easterby-Smith: Management Research, 3e
  An invaluable companion to students in management, organization, and organizational research

 Education
» Creswell: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, 2e
  Bestselling texts combines theory and practice
» Lichtman: Qualitative Research in Education
  Offers beginners with both practical and theoretical information
» Stringer: Action Research
  Provides a simple but highly effective model
» Salkind: Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, 3e
  Teaches statistics in a way that is personable and clear
» Warner: Applied Statistics
  Perfect for intermediate and advanced statistics classes
» Creswell: Research Design
  Offers a unique comparison of three key approaches to inquiry

 Psychology
» Steinberg: Statistics Alive!
  Ideal for beginning statistics students
» Evans: Methods in Psychological Research
  Highly applied to engage and motivate students
» Salkind: Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, 3e
  Teaches statistics in a way that is personable and clear
» Warner: Applied Statistics
  Perfect for intermediate and advanced statistics classes
» Field: Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, 2e
  Provides students everything they need to understand about statistics - at every level
» Furr: Psychometrics
  Offers a conceptual approach to psychometric issues
» Creswell: Research Design
  Offers a unique comparison of three key approaches to inquiry
» Miles: Understanding and Using Statistics in Psychology
  Takes the fear out of psychological statistics
» Gavin: Understanding Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
  Offers broad-ranging coverage of basic and advanced qualitative and quantitative methods
» Smith: Qualitative Psychology
  Provides readers with step-by-step practical guidance

 Sociology
» Creswell: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, 2e
  Bestselling texts combines theory and practice
» Hesse-Biber: The Practice of Qualitative Research
  Introduces readers to the theory and methods of qualitative research
» Marshall: Designing Qualitative Research, 4e
  Pragmatic guidance for developing and successfully defending proposals
» Willis: Foundations of Qualitative Research
  An ideal introduction to qualitative theory
» Babbie: Adventures in Social Research
  Designed for both introductory and advanced sociological research methods classes
» Frankfort-Nachmias: Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, 4e
  Written for undergraduate students taking their first course
» Salkind: Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, 3e
  Teaches statistics in a way that is personable, and clear
» Sirkin: Statistics for the Social Sciences, 3e
  Excellent for advanced undergraduate and graduate students
» Charmaz: Constructing Grounded Theory
  Introduces the reader to the craft of using grounded theory
» Holliday: Doing & Writing Qualitative Research, 2e
  Indispensable tool for anyone involved in the qualitative research process

 Key Evaluation Texts
» Rossi: Evaluation, 7e
  Bestselling nuts-and-bolts text for beginner students
» Patton: Utilization-Focused Evaluation, 4e
  Classic text thoroughly updated
» McDavid: Program Evaluation and Performance Management
  Offers a conceptual as well as practical introduction
» Bamberger: RealWorld Evaluation
  Only textbook on how to conduct evaluations when working under resource and/or data constraints
» Preskill: Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry
  Introduces the application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to the practice of evaluation

 Key Student Resources & Study Skills Books
» Rudestam: Surviving Your Dissertation, 3e
  Gives readers expert advice on the entire dissertation process
» Locke: Proposals That Work, 5e
  Presents clear advice backed up with excellent examples
» Bloomberg: Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation
  Addresses the fast-growing practice of qualitative master's studies and doctoral dissertations
» Fink: Practicing Research
  Provides readers with the skills necessary for discovering evidence that matters
» O’Leary: Social Science Jargon Buster
  Helps students gain a thorough understanding of key terms
» Silverman: A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research
  Offers the reader an entry into the broader issues of qualitative research
» Herr: The Action Research Dissertation
  Offers an accessible roadmap

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