Aveyard H, Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide (Fourth edition, Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education 2019) <https://oxfordbrookes.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1053574989>
——, Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide (Fifth edition, Open University Press 2023)
Bell J and Waters S, Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers (7th edition, Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education 2018) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=OxfBrookes&isbn=9780335243396&uid=^u>
Bell J, Waters S and Johnson H, Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers (Eighth edition, Open University Press/McGraw Hill 2024)
Blaxter, Loraine, Hughes, Christina and Tight, Malcolm, How to Research, Open UP study skills (4th ed, McGraw-Hill/Open University Press 2010) <https://oxfordbrookes.on.worldcat.org/oclc/632079912>
Bowling A, Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services (4th ed, Open University Press 2014) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://brookes.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1910222>
——, Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services (Fifth edition, Open University Press 2023) <https://oxfordbrookes.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374326588>
Bryman A, Social Research Methods (Fifth edition, Oxford University Press 2016)
Clark T and others, Bryman’s Social Research Methods (Sixth edition, Oxford University Press 2021)
——, Bryman’s Social Research Methods (Seventh edition, Oxford University Press 2026)
Crombie IK, The Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal (Second edition, Wiley Blackwell 2022)
Davies M and Hughes N, Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods (Second edition, Palgrave Macmillan 2014) <https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/lib/brookes/detail.action?docID=4764051>
Denscombe M, The Good Research Guide: Research Methods for Small-Scale Social Research Projects (Seventh edition, Open University Press, McGraw Hill 2021)
Greenhalgh T, How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare (Sixth edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2019) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=OxfBrookes&isbn=9781119484738&uid=^u>
Greenhalgh T and Dijkstra P, How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Healthcare (Seventh edition, Wiley Blackwell 2025)
Greetham B, How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation (Third edition, Red Globe Press 2019)
Hall GM, How to Write a Paper (5th ed, Wiley-Blackwell, BMJ Books 2013) <https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/doi/book/10.1002/9781118488713>
Hart C, Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Research Imagination (2nd edition, SAGE Publications 2018)
——, Doing a Literature Review : Releasing the Research Imagination (3rd edition, Sage Publications 2025)
Healey J and Spencer M, Surviving Your Placement in Health and Social Care: A Student Handbook (Second edition, Open University Press 2022)
Jupp, Victor, The Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods (Sage 2006) <https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/lib/brookes/detail.action?docID=334586>
Krysik J, Research for Effective Social Work Practice (Fourth edition, Routledge 2018)
Krysik J and Finn J, Research for Effective Social Work Practice (2nd ed, Routledge 2010) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=OxfBrookes&isbn=9780203859704&uid=^u>
Levin P, Excellent Dissertations! (2nd ed, Open University Press 2011) <https://oxfordbrookes.on.worldcat.org/oclc/767472486>
Maltby J, Research Methods for Nursing and Healthcare (Pearson Education 2010) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315847221>
McMillan K and Weyers JDB, How to Write Dissertations & Project Reports, Smarter study skills (2nd ed, Pearson Education 2011) <https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/lib/brookes/detail.action?docID=5138402>
Moule P, Making Sense of Research in Nursing, Health & Social Care (6th edition, SAGE 2018)
——, Making Sense of Research in Nursing, Health and Social Care (7th edition, SAGE 2021)
Ó Dochartaigh N, Internet Research Skills (3rd ed, SAGE 2012)
Parahoo K, Nursing Research: Principles, Process and Issues (Third edition, Palgrave Macmillan 2014) <https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=OxfBrookes&isbn=9781137281272&uid=^u>
Polit DF and Beck CT, Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice (10th edition, Wolters Kluwer Health 2022)
Punch K, Developing Effective Research Proposals (3rd edition, SAGE 2016)
Ridley D, The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students (2nd edition, SAGE 2012)
Robson C and McCartan K, Real World Research: A Resource for Users of Social Research Methods in Applied Settings (Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2016)
‘SCIE Systematic Research Reviews: Guidelines (2nd Edition)’ <https://www.scie.org.uk/publications/researchresources/rr01.pdf>
Sheppard M, Appraising and Using Social Research in the Human Services: An Introduction for Social Work and Health Professionals (Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2004) <https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/lib/brookes/detail.action?docID=290618>
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