Postgraduate Reading Guide

As part of our commitment to support sociologists, we have compiled a list of books which should prove useful for people undertaking or considering a postgraduate course.  If you have any suggestions to add to the Guide, then please e-mail details to Donna Willis.

• A Woman´s Guide to Doctoral Studies - Leonard, Diana
• Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write & Finish a Doctoral Thesis - Dunleavy, Patrick
• Developing Effective Research Proposals - Punch, Keith F
• Doctoral Examination Process, The - Tinkler, Penny
• Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination - Hart, Chris
• Doing a Literature Search: A Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences - Hart, Chris
• Doing Postgraduate Research - Potter, Stephen
• Essential Guide to Doing Research, The - O´Leary, Zina
• Good Research Guide, The - Denscombe, Martyn
• Ground Rules for Good Research: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers - Denscombe, Martyn
• How to Manage your Postgraduate Course - Becker, Lucinda
• How to Survive your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral Examination - Murray, Rowena
• How to Write a Thesis - Murray, Rowena
• Learning from Research - Bell, Judith
• The Postgraduate Research Handbook: Succeed with Your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD - Wisker, Gina
• The Student´s Guide to Research Ethics - Oliver, Paul
• Successful Research Careers: A Practical Guide - Delamont, Sara
• Surviving your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process - Rudestam, Kjell Erik
• The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research - Rugg, Gordon
• Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide - Glatthorn, Allan A
• Writing your Thesis - Oliver, Paul
• Your Research Project: A Step-by-Step Guide for the First-Time Researcher - Walliman, Nicholas S R

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