Reading list

Doing a PhD is not to be taken lightly. We recommend that you read some of the publications below to help you prepare for your research.

Mark J Smith: Social Science in Question
Sage Publications 1998 ISBN 0761960414
Covers theories of knowledge construction and their implications for research practice.
L Blaxter, C Hughes & M Tight: How to Research
The Open University Press 1997 ISBN 0335194524
Covers methods, collecting data, analysing data, managing your project, writing up and finishing off.
H S Becker: Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book or Article
The University of Chicago Press; 1989 ISBN 0226041085
Discusses writing style, writer's block, editing techniques, rewrites, revisions and completion.
Phil Johnson & Joanne Duberley: Understanding Management Research: An Introduction to Epistemology
Sage Publications 2000 ISBN 0761969187
Provides an overview of the principle epistemological debates in social science research, examines how they are expressed and how they can lead to different ways of conceiving and undertaking research.