University of Oslo
Institute for Educational Research
Master of philosophy in Comparative and International Education
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/2009
Updated August 2008
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Research Methods - course II
Bell, Judith : Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education and social science, 1987. Philadelphia: Open University Press. Chapter 6-10. (47 pp).
Brock-Utne, Birgit : Reliability and validity in qualitative research within education in Africa., 1996. International Review of Education 42 (6). pp 1-17 (16 pp).
Bryman, Alan : Social Research methods 2nd edition, 2004. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapters 1-2, 21 & 22. (86 pp).
Cozby, Paul C.: Methods in Behavioral Research. 9th edition, 2004. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Chapter 1, 4, 8 (pp. 150-156), 11 (pp. 208-216) and 14 (pp. 272-276) (62p).
Goedegebuure, Leo & Frans van Vught : Comparative higher education policy studies. Intellectual context and methodological framework. , 1994. Utrecht: LEMMA. In: Leo Goedegebuure and Frans van Vught (eds.). Comparative Policy Studies in Higher Education. Chapter 1. (34p).
Lund, Thorleif : The qualitative-quantitative distinction: some comments, 2005. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2005, 49, pp 115-132. (16 pp).
Oakley, Ann : Interviewing women: a contradiction in terms, 1981. London: Sage. In Helen Roberts (ed.). Doing Feminist Research. Chapter 2. (31 pp) .
Patton, Michael Quinn: Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods. 3rd edition, 2002. Sage Publications. (Ch. 1-7). (427p).
Vulliamy, Graham, Lewin, Keith & Stephens, David : Doing Educational Research in Developing Countries: Qualitative Strategies., 1990. London: The Falmer Press. . Chapter 1. (20 pp) .
Total number of pages 734.