University of Oslo
Institute for Educational Research
Master of philosophy in Comparative and International Education
ACADEMIC YEAR 2009/2010
Updated May 2009
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Research Methods - course II
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 3rd edition, 2004. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapters 1-6, 21-22. (170pp).
Chalmers, A. F. (1999): What is this thing called science?. Buckingham: Open University Press. (Ch. 1-2, 4-10, 14-16). (187pp).
Kleven, T. A.(2008) Validity and validation in qualitative and quantitative research. Nordic Educational research (Nordisk Pedagogik), 28, 219-233. (14 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 865.