Basic Research Methods
http://www.mapnp.org/library/research/research.htm
A list of the 'tools' used to do research: planning, guidelines, various methods,etc..

How do I select my method?
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3238/mthd.htm
-Tons of resources.  Look like an excellent site.

Methodology internet resources
http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~flievens/meth.htm
-In this section of the survival guide internet resources are listed regarding research methodology. You can choose between the following topics:  General Sites, Discussion Lists, and Journals.

Research Methodology and Statistics
http://www.pscw.uva.nl/Sociosite/topics/Research.html
-A resources site with many interesting links.

Educational Research Design & Methodology Home Page
http://artsci-ccwin.concordia.ca/Edtech/ET644.html
-ERIC Resources Online!

Library 101
Research Methods and Strategies
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS - Research Methods & Strategies
http://www.seattlecentral.org/faculty/iachan/101/reading/chap1.html
-Excellent

The Seven Steps of the Research Process
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill1.htm
-The following seven steps outline a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper
and documenting the sources you find. Depending on your topic and your familiarity with the library, you may
need to rearrange or recycle these steps. Adapt this outline to your needs.
The Research Process
http://libweb.sonoma.edu/research/process/default.html
-Below are the basic steps to follow for any research project. By taking the time to think through and understand these steps, your time in the library will be spent more effectively and your research will prove more rewarding.

T H E   R E S E A R C H   P R O C E S S
5 steps to success
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/instruct/research.htm
-I N S T R U C T I O N A L   S E R V I C E S
-Excellent site!

Follow a Research Process*
http://wwwshs1.bham.wednet.edu/curric/cool/research.htm
-Informative
-Don't even begin a research process without considering these steps first!

The Research Process:
http://beta.open.k12.or.us/oslis/tutorials/process/index.html
-This document is available for downloading in PDF and RTF formats.

RESEARCH PROCESS MODELS
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/smcccd/faculty/brenner/lsci105/reproces.html
 

Planning and Writing a Research Proposal:
A guide for teachers doing research
Wynne Harlen, SCRE

http://www.scre.ac.uk/spotlight/spotlight47.html
-Working out a research proposal is a demanding task, one that transforms the research idea from a vague, but
exciting, prospect into a set of actions that are manageable - and should be even more exciting. There are
several steps to the process which have to be taken at some point:

A Format for Research Proposals
http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~jstern/resprop.html
-A look at the organization of a research proposal

Dissertation / Thesis Assistance
http://www.dissertation-thesis.com/
-Funny I needed to add it to the list

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED BOOKS USEFUL
IN WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Randall M. Paker
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/syllabus/parker/BIB.HTML
-lots of info.  Need to look again.

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL (Health)
http://www.health.ucalgary.ca/bob/res_prop.htm
-Information and links
-Writing and submitting a research proposal can be a exasperating experience for even the most experienced
researcher. For the beginning researcher, it can be frustrating and discouraging and even turn the novice off of
a research project.
 

Research Methods Tutorials
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/TUTORIAL.HTM
-This page consists of tutorial Web projects put together by the students in HSS691: Program Evaluation and
Research Design at Cornell University. Each of these projects teaches a specific research methods topic that the student selected. Students were instructed to write these tutorials for undergraduate or graduate student audiences that are new to social research methods.

Qualitative

Welcome to the Qualitative Research Web Ring Home Page
http://www.irn.pdx.edu/~kerlinb/qr/
-The Qualitative Research Web Ring focuses on qualitative research and is of particular interest to faculty and graduate students interested in all aspects of qualitative research.

THE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PAGE (web ring)
http://www.irn.pdx.edu/~kerlinb/qualresearch/
-The Qualitative Research Web Page focuses on qualitative research genres and methods. The page provides a central resource that will be of particular interest to graduate students and faculty, especially those who are interested in educational research and qualitative research genres and methodologies.

Qualitative Research Web Sites
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/web.html
-Resources site related to qualitative research (lots of links)
 

Qualitative Research in Information Systems
http://www.misq.org/misqd961/isworld/index.html#Qualitative Research Methods
-Welcome to the section on Qualitative Research in Information Systems (IS). This section aims to provide qualitative researchers in IS - and those wanting to know how to do qualitative research - with useful information on the conduct, evaluation and publication of qualitative research.
 

Qantitative

College of Education Programs
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
http://www.du.edu/education/qrm.html
-Mission
The mission of the Quantitative Research Methods program is to enhance the development and use of
research in the social sciences. QRM achieves this mission through the following:
   1.Providing training in applied statistics, applied measurement, research methods, and evaluation.
   2.Contributing original work in applied measurement and statistics.
   3.Providing consultation to students, colleagues, schools, and organizations regarding effective research.
 

Case Study

Case Study Research
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr590/case.htm
-Resources pages, useful references, looks excellent.

Case Analysis/Research Help
http://businessmajors.about.com/education/businessmajors/msub39.htm?iam=mt&terms=%2B%22case+study%22+%2Bresearch
-A list of links  -need to look at again.

Case Studies/Research
http://businessmajors.about.com/education/businessmajors/msubmenu5.htm?iam=mt&terms=%2B%22case+study%22+%2Bresearch
-A list of links  -need to look at again.

7 Backsteps to Case Study Research
http://www.tele.sunyit.edu/imho-e-csr.html
-Information page like a small tutorial to learn about Case Study Research using Qualitative Data Analysis.
 

Documents/ Papers

Conducting Case Studies: Collecting the Evidence
http://llanes.panam.edu/CaseStudyResearch.HTML
-Evidence for case studies may come from six sources: documents, archival records, interviews, direct
observation, participant-observation, and physical artifacts. The use of these six sources calls for slightly
different skills and methodological procedures.
 

Resources on Internet Survey Methodology
http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/iiip/conferences/survey96/resources.html
-A page with various links on surveys, methodology and data sources.
 
 

Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/

Resources for Social Researchers
http://www.soc.umn.edu/~edwards/soclinks.htm

SAGE Publications/SRM
Database of Social
Research Methodology
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/frame.html?http://www.sageltd.co.uk/journals/details/j0302.html

Research Methodology
http://classweb.moorhead.msus.edu/polsci/WebRes/methods.htm
-The links below offer relatively basic materials on research methodology likely to useful to undergraduates
conducting research or writing papers.

Political Methodology and Survey Research
http://www.library.ubc.ca/poli/methodology.html
 
 
 

APA Style Guide - M. Plonsky, Ph.D.
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

MLA Works Cited Format

                                 adapted from the MLA Handbook, 4th ed. 1995

http://wwwshs1.bham.wednet.edu/curric/cool/mla.htm
 
 
 

Writing Guides and Style Manuals:
http://www.buffalostate.edu/~chris/begin.html#4

A Guide for Writing Research Papers
based on Styles Recommended by
The American Psychological Association
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_intro.htm
 

Links to Writing Resources at Other Online Sites ***
http://gopher.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/ewp_writingcenter/links3.html
-need to explore more
-excellent resource