Research philosophies

Empirical / Interpretative / Critical

General

  • Qualitative Research in Information Systems, at <http://www.auckland.ac.nz/msis/isworld/>
    While described as a qualitative research site discusses the research process including philosophical perspectives. Considers qualitative research from Positivist, Interpretive and Critical research perspectives. Contains extensive links to authors and also research issues (like should you tape a phone conversation.)
  • Methods in Behavioural Research, at <http://methods.fullerton.edu/>
    Paul C. Cozby California State University, Fullerton. This site is designed to be used in conjunction with Cozby's textbook providing a number of web resources for each chapter of the book.
  • Arteology, at <http://www.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/115.htm>
    By Pentii Routtio, University of Art and Design, Helsinki. Complete text 200+p text on Research from planning research, through exploration of methods to development of research and products. Emphasis on empirical research and quantitative research and paradigms in the research of Artefacts - economy, ecology, aesthetics, semiotics and history of artifacts.
  • The Paulo Freire Institute, at <http://www.paulofreire.org/principal-i.htm>
    An international network of people and institutions with members in 18 countries worldwide. Its main purpose is to research, organize and gather data, thoughts and information and to operate in the field of education, culture and communication.
  • Research Resources for the Social Sciences, at: http://www.socsciresearch.com/text.html
    Craig McKie, Carlton University, Ontario. Covers various disciplines and fields including law, economics, political Science, Demography, Journalism, Women's Studies
  • Discussion groups
    ONLINERSCH: Dedicated to the Discussion of ethics and methodology in online research, including sociology, anthropology, and other related disciplines. Serious list for people engaged in serious research. List will include calls for papers, announcements, and discussion of issues related to online research. List owner: OnlineRsch-owner@onelist.com
  • American Educational Research Association List (AERA
    Runs several mail lists including: AERA-D@asu.edu(Measurement and Research Methodology)


Research Approaches

Comparative approaches to research

Qualitative Research

General

  • QualPage resources for qualitative researchers at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~jrnorris/qual.html>
    Owned by Judy Norris; sixteen sections of carefully chosen links covering areas such as qualitative research discussion groups and journals, research methods, research presentations and papers, announcements and conferences. Also contains a section on Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations.
  • Qualitative Research in Information Systems at <http://www.auckland.ac.nz/msis/isworld/>
  • Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet at <http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/qualres.html>
    Ron Chenail, Nova Southeastern University; Lengthy, well selected links concerned with many qualitative research methods. Also sections on Papers (full-text links); Calls for Papers, Abstracts, and Proposals; Workshops, Syllabi and the on-line journal: The Qualitative Report

Universities

Online books and articles

E- journals

  • The Qualitative Report, at <http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/index.html>
    Editor, Ron Chenail, Nova Southeastern University, - full text-on-line journal
  • Forum: Qualitative Social Research, at <http://qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-eng.htm>
    Bilingual (English/ German) peer-reviewed online journal for qualitative research. Transparent review process with reviews and contributions available; also discussion board and intermittent on-line chats.
  • International Journal of Social Research Methodology, at <http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/JNLS/srm.htm>
    Mix of academic and theoretically-slanted methodological articles, articles relating to research practice in professional and service settings, and their relationship. Only contents available without subscription.
  • Educational Insights, at <http://www.csci.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/online/v05n01/index.html>
    Peer-reviewed electronic journal of graduate student research, produced by Centre for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada.Recently revitalised after 2 years dormant, contains articles on ethics, participatory action research and narrative study.
  • Political Analysis, at <http://polmeth.calpoly.edu/pa.html>
    Quarterly refereed journal of the Society for Political Methodology. Current issue of-line.

Newsgroups

Discussion groups

Organisations

  • Association for Qualitative Research at <http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/aqr/index.html>
  • The Qualitative Research Consultants Association, at <http://www.qrca.org/>
  • Qualitative Research Interest Group (QRIG), at <http://www.upa.pdx.edu/QRIG/>
    Portland State University - a loose, interdisciplinary affiliation of faculty and graduate students at PSU and OHSU (other campuses welcome to join!), along with community partners interested in qualitative research.
  • Qualitative Interest Group at the University of Georgia, at http://www.coe.uga.edu/quig/
  • Society for Political Methodology, at <http://polmeth.calpoly.edu>
    (section of American Political Science Association, http://apsanet.org/)
    Abstracts, papers, newsletter, and journal, links to useful computing resources, replication data sets and example data sets from published and unpublished work

Conferences

Quantitative Research

General

  • Science Research Methods: Resources for Teachers, at <http://www.siu.edu/~`hawkes/methhome.html>
    A resource for teachers of research methods, compiled by Roland K Hawkes and sponsored by Dept of Sociology at Southern Illinios University. Includes information on courses, electronic and some interactive course materials, quantitative data sources.
  • ICPSR, at <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/index.html>
    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Provides access to the "world's largest archive of computerised social science data", training facilities for the study of quantitative social analysis techniques, resources for social scientists using advanced computer technologies.
  • Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods, at <http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/>
    Includes full textbook, tutorials, concept mapping projects, extensive links to other web resources and centres
  • Gary King's Homepage, at <http://gking.harvard.edu/>
    Contains preprints and reprints of scholarly work, statistical and other software projects, data sets and replication information, materials for students, some useful links, and information and papers by members of Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences (Harvard_MIT Data Centre and Government Dept)

Universities

Organisations

Online books and articles

  • Research Methods Knowledge Base, at <http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/index.htm>
    A comprehensive online hypertext textbook on applied social research methods that covers defining a research question, sampling, measurement, research design and data analysis, by William M. Trochim, Cornell University;

E- journals

Newsgroups

Discussion groups

Conferences

Methods

Action Research

General

Universities

Organisations

Online books, articles and projects

E- journals

Newsgroups

Discussion groups

Conferences

Content analysis

General

  • Content Analysis Resources, at <http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwcom/content.html>
    Site by William Evans, associate professor in Department of Communication at Georgia State University. Various links, especially to content analysis projects, software and commercial firms.
  • Content Analysis, at <http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/tblmassey/content_analysis/ca.htm>
    Brian Massey's site at Nanyang Technological University. Various links, to content analysis projects, centre, texts, software and software reviews
  • Resources Related to Content Analysis and Text Analysis, at <http://www.content-analysis.de/>
    Matthias Romppel's extensive site includes Bibliographies, Qualitative and Quantitative Software, information on Research institutions and topics, and on-line texts.
  • Analysis of Media Texts: Content Analysis, at <http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/textan01.html>
    A number of full-text articles on media issues and texts using content analysis
  • Content Analysis, at <http://garnet.acns.fsu/~jbm4162/content.html>
    Jamie Murphy's site: "An exploratory site dealing with new and traditional methods of content analysis" - selected annotated links.

Online articles

E- journals

Discussion groups

  • CONTENT Publication Alert To subscribe to CONTENT, send the command "subscribe CONTENT Your Name" (without the quotation marks) in the body of an e-mail message to listproc@listproc.gsu.edu

Complexity

Discourse analysis

Ethnographic research

Discussion groups

Experimental design

Grounded theory

Historical research

Meta-analysis

Narrative research and oral history

General

Organisations

Discussion groups

Social phenomenology

Symbolic interactionism

Aspects of Research

Literature review, information retrieval, searching

Applied Research

  • Applied Research Center, at <http://www.arc.org/>
    A leading research laboratory, where academics and activists forge tools to spark social progress and measure the results!
  • CARE(Centre for Applied Research in Education), at <http://www.uea.ac.uk/care/>

Policy-related research

  • PRAG: The Policy Research Action Group, at <http://www.luc.edu/depts/curl/prag>
    A university-community partnership program using the resources of four Chicago universities to address urban problems in collaboration with community-based organizations

Practitioner-based inquiry