LibGuides: Resources for Researchers: General Resources

Videos

Dissertations, ABD, The Nature of the Beast, etc.
Dutch, S. (1997). References for college papers.
Gopen & Swan (1990) The science of scientific writing
- (EXCELLENT!)
James, E.A. (2014). Writing your doctoral dissertation or thesis faster: A proven map to success. Sage. Chapter 1, Do you understand what is required in a doctoral dissertation or thesis?
MacPhail, T. (2014). The no-fail secret to writing a dissertation.
Predatory Publishers
- (Do not cite articles published in these journals because they have little/no quality control! Look at the publisher of the journal as an early step to determining quality of the article.)
Rudge, D. (accessed from web site 2012) Reading scholarly articles.

Constructing Problem Statements
Ellis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2008). Framework of problem-based research: A guide for novice researchers on the development of a research-worthy problem. Informing Science: The International Journal of Emerging Transdiscipline, 11, 17-33.
- (NOTE: this article has several errors in it, mostly minor, indicating a less than stellar review process. Still, it has some clear explanations.)

Types of Research Methods - SERVE Center
This chart gives a helpful overview of the types of research methods and questions they might help answer (and might not answer).

Laerd on Replication Studies
Watt, J., & van Den Berg, S. (2002). Research methods for communication science. Chapter 1, The nature and utility of the scientific method
- (which by the way is a good resource to read about how theory is used in the scientific method)

Gardner, S. K. (2008). "What's too much and what's too little?": The process of becoming an independent researcher in doctoral education. The Journal of Higher Education, 79(3), 326-350.
Leshem, S., & Trafford, V. (2007). Overlooking the conceptual framework. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 44(1), 93-105.
Simon, M. (2011). Assumptions, limitations and delimitations.