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Research World, Volume 13, 2016
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Resources for Research Students

» Journals

Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice
The journal is dedicated to comprehensive and critical assessment of the relationship between research evidence and the concerns of policy makers and practitioners, as well as researchers.

Research Integrity and Peer Review (Open Access)
The journal addressed aspects of integrity in research publication, including peer review, study reporting, and research and publication ethics. Particular consideration is given to submissions that address current controversies and limitations in the field and offer potential solutions.

Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance
The journal is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of ethics, procedures, standards policies, and concepts to encourage the ethical conduct of research and to enhance the validity of research results.

» Books

Visualizing Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design (Author: Gray, Carole and Julian Malins)
This book is about learning – learning to do research. The book describes and evaluates appropriate strategies for undertaking research in art and design, and may help to embed research experience into contemporary practices in order to develop and maintain professional and competitive fitness.

Real World Research (Author: Robson, Colin and Kieran McCartan)
The book aims to provide advice and support to those wishing to undertake a ‘real world’ research project. That is, one seeking answers to problems faced in diverse areas of practice, rather than being primarily concerned with advancing an academic discipline. The focus of the book is mainly on projects for which social research methods can be used.

Selling Your Soul to the Dissertation Process (Author: Dellinger, P. H.)
The purpose of this book is to offer inspiration to aspiring Ph.D. graduates through story and insights of the author himself as well as shared experiences of current and former doctoral candidates

» Articles / Chapters

Ellwood, P., Grimshaw, P., & Pandza, K. (2016). Accelerating the innovation process: a systematic review and realist synthesis of the research literature. International Journal of Management Reviews, 1-21

Pham, M. T., Rajiĉ, A., Greig, J. D., Sargeant, J. M., Papadopoulos, A., & McEwen, S. A. (2014). A scoping review of scoping reviews: advancing the approach and enhancing the consistency. Research Synthesis Methods, 5(4), 371-385.

Hyett, N., Kenny, A., & Dickson-Swift, V. (2014). Methodology or method? A critical review of qualitative case study reports. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 9(1), 1-12.

Mercer, T. (2017). By students, for students. Nature, 541(7635), 125–126. (05 January 2017). doi:10.1038/nj7635125a
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v541/n7635/full/nj7635-125a.html

» Web Site

Research Supervision Toolkit
The website integrates a number of resources to support the supervision process

» Videos

The Nature of Things – David Bohm interviewed by David Suzuki, 1979 (Video, 40:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-jI0zzYgIE

The Nature of Social Research – Graham R. Gibbs (Video, 30:34)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ4RAHXtvS0


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