RDF RESOURCE GUIDE – READING LIST
FindaPhd.com (www.findaphd.com) website detail a list of 10 best books to guide you through the PhD – this includes reviews of each of the books and a
link if you want to purchase any of the books.
http://www.findaphd.com/advice/book-reviews/
Some additional helpful ‘starting off’ books:
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Baxter, L, Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (2001): How to Research, (Open University Press, Milton Keynes).
Bell, J. (1999): Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers in Education & Social Science, (Oxford University Press, Oxford).
Cryer, P. (2000): The Research Student's Guide to Success, (Open University, Milton Keynes).
Delamont, S., Atkinson, P. and Parry, O. (1997): Supervising the PhD, (Open University Press, Milton Keynes).
Hayton, J (2015) PhD: An uncommon guide to research writing and PhD Life, (James Hayton PhD)
Petre M & Ruggs G (2010) The unwritten rules of PhD research, 2nd edition (Open University Press)
Philips, E. and Pugh, D. (2005): How to get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors, (Open University Press, Milton Keynes).
Williams K et.al. (2010) Planning your PhD; Palgrave Macmillan
Wisker, G (2007) The Postgraduate Research Handbook, (Palgrave Macmillan)
DOMAIN A: Knowledge & Intellectual abilities
Sub-domain
Area
Knowledge base
Subject Knowledge
Research methods:
theoretical knowledge
Book reference
Bernard, H.R. (2006). Research methods in anthropology. New York: Alta Mira.
Creswell,J.W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed
Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Denzin, N., & Lincoln, Y. (Eds.), (1994). Handbook of qualitative research.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Vers 1; October 2015
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Glesne, C., & Peshkin, A. (1992). Becoming qualitative researchers: An
Introduction. White Plains, NY: Longman Silverman, D. (2010). Doing Qualitative
research: A practical handbook (3rd Ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Strauss, A. L. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. Cambridge, A:
Harvard University Press.
Willig, C. (2008). Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology: Advances in
theory and method. USA, Open University Press.
Research methods: practical
application
Qualitative data references:
Attride-Stirling J. (2001). Thematic networks: an analytical tool for qualitative
research. Qualitative Research, SAGE Publications
Bazeley P. (2009) Analysing qualitative data: more than ‘identifying themes’. The
Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research, 2 6-21.
Braun B. & Clarke V. (2006). Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology, Qualitative
Research in Psychology, 3 77-101
Chenail, R. J., (1995). ‘Presenting Qualitative Data’. The Qualitative Report, 2 (3),
Nova Southeastern University, www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR2-3/presenting.html
Ryan F., Coughlan M. & Cronin P. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing
research. Part 2: qualitative research, British Journal of Nursing, 16, 738-744.
Saldana J (2011) The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers; SAGE
Publications
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Silverman D (2010). Interpreting Qualitative Data (3rd edition); SAGE
Publications.
Borland, K. (1991). 'That's not what I said': Interpretive conflict in oral narrative
research. In S. B. Gluck & D. Patai (Eds.), Women's words: The feminist practice
of oral history (pp. 63-73). New York: Routledge
Carspecken, P. F. (1996). Critical ethnography in educational research: A
theoretical and practical guide. New York: Routledge
Grbich, C. (2007). Qualitative data analysis: An introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
Greenfield T (1996) Research Methods for Postgraduates; Wiley Blackwell
Krieger, S. (1996). Beyond subjectivity; In A. Lareau & J. Shultz (Eds.), Journeys
through ethnography: Realistic accounts of fieldwork (pp. 179-194). Boulder, CO:
Westview.
LeCompte, M. D., & Preissle, J. (1993) Ethnography and qualitative design in
educational research (2nd ed.) New York: Academic
Marshall C. & Rossman G.B. (2011) Designing Qualitative Research (5th Edition)
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Miles, M.B., & Huberman, A.M. (1994) Qualitative data analysis: An expanded
sourcebook (2nd Ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Scheurich, J. J. (1995) A postmodernist critique of research interviewing.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 8(3), 239-252.
Silverman, D. (2006) Interpreting qualitative data: Methods for analysing talk,
text and interaction, Newbury Park, CA: Sage
Zinn, M. B. (1979) Field research in minority communities: Ethical,
methodological, and political observations by an insider. Social Problems, 27(2),
209-219.
Chaudhry, L. N. (1997). Researching "my people," researching myself: Fragments
of a reflexive tale. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education,
10(4), 441-453
Quantitative Methods References:
Duxton G & Colegrave N (2006) Experimental design for the life sciences; 2nd
edition: Oxford University Press
How to design and report experiments / A.P. Field and G. Hole. - Sage, 2003
Statistics without tears: an introduction for non-mathematicians / D. Rowntree.
- London: Penguin, 1991
Green J & D’Oliveira (1992) Learning to use statistical tests in Psychology; Open
University Press
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Focus Group references:
Barbour R (2008) Doing Focus Groups (Qualitative Research Kit). London. SAGE
Publications
Bloor M, Frankland J, Robson K and Thomas M (2001) Focus Groups in Social
Research, London, SAGE Publications.
Krueger RA & Casey MA (2009) Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied
Research, 3rd edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications
Puchta C & Potter J (2004) Focus Group Practice. London: SAGE Publications
SPSS:
Brace, Kemp & Snelgar (2012) SPSS for psychologists Palgrave: Macmillan
Field, A (2009) Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd ed.)SAGE
SPSS 12 made simple / P.R. Kinnear and C.D. Gray. - Hove: Psychology Press,
2004
Information seeking
Information literacy &
management
Languages
Academic literacy &
numeracy
Academic Writing:
Belcher W.L, (2009)Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to
Academic Publishing Success
Brandt, C. (2009) Read, Research and Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in
Higher Education. London: Sage.
Fish, S. (2011) How to Write a Sentence and how to read one, New York, Harper
Collins
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Murray, R. (2005) Writing for academic journals. Maidenhead: Open University
Press-McGraw-Hill.
Murray, R., and Moore, S. (2006) The Handbook of Academic Writing: A Fresh
Approach. Maidenhead: Open University Press-McGraw-Hill.
Pressfield, S. (2002) The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your
Inner Creative Battles. New York: Black Irish Entertainment LLC.
Ridley D (2012) The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success, 2009, Corwin Press
Strunk, W., and White, E.B. (2000) The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition).
London: Longman.
Swales, J.M. and Feak, C. B. (2004) Academic Writing for Graduate Students:
Essential Tasks and Skills (second edition). University of Michigan Press:
Ann Arbor.
Sword, H. (2012) Stylish Academic Writing. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Turabain, K. L. (1996) A Manual for Writers of Terms Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations (sixth edition). London: University of Chicago Press
Wallace, M., and Wray, A. (2006) Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates.
London: Sage.
Referencing:
Neville, C (2007) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism;
Open University Press
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide;
Eighth edition; Palgrave Macmillan.
Writing your Thesis:
Becker, H. (1986) Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your
Thesis, Book, or Article. Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Booth, W. C., Colomb, G.G., and Williams, J. M. (2008) The Craft of Research
(third edition). University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
Bryson, B. (2002) Troublesome Words. (3rd edition) London: Penguin
Evans, D & Gruba, P. (2002) How to write a better thesis (2nd edition);
Melbourne University Press
Glatthorn, A. A. (1988) Writing the Winning Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide.
Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Murray, R. (2011) How to write a thesis. (Third Edition) Maidenhead: Open
University Press-McGraw-Hill.
Oliver, P. (2004) Writing Your Thesis (Second Edition). London: Sage.
Turabian K.L. (2013) A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and
Dissertations for Students and Researchers (8th Edition): (University of
Chicago Press: Chicago)
Van Wagenen, K.R. (1991) Writing a Thesis; Prentice Hall
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Cognitive abilities
Analysing
Book reference
Synthesising
Critical thinking
Cottrell, S: (2011) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and
Argument (Palgrave Study Skills)
De Bono, E. (1990, Originally 1970) Lateral Thinking
Hughes and Lavery (2004) Critical Thinking: An Introduction to the Basic Skills
Petre M & Rugg G (2010) The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research (2nd edition)
Open University Press (Chapter 9 – Critical Thinking)
Wallace, M. and Wray, A. (2006) Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
Sage Publications
Evaluation
Problem solving
Greenhalgh, T. (2010) How to read a Paper: the basics of evidence-based
medicine.
Hart,C. (1998) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research
Imagination Sage Publications
Hart, C (2008) Searching and Reviewing the Literature and Information Skills in
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
The Postgraduate Handbook Edited by Ged Hall and Jo Longman Sage
Publications
Hutchinson, Lawrence and Filipovic Carter (2014) Enhancing the Doctoral
Experience – a Guide for Supervisors and their International Students (Gower)
(Especially chapter Ten – Sophisticated Thinking)
Savin-Baden M (2002) What is a literature review: Ask the audience or phone a
friend? BJOT, 65(12) p535
Woolever (1991) About Writing: A Rhetoric for Advanced Writers)
How (and How Not to) Write a Good Systems Paper by Roy Levin and David D.
Redell (REF?)
Creativity
Inquiring mind
Allen, D. et al (1999) What If? How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work; 2nd
edition; Capstone
Briggs-Myers, I (1995) Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality; Davies-Black
Publishing
De Bono, E. (2009) Lateral Thinking; A Textbook of Creativity, Penguin
De Bono, E. (1999) How to Be More Interesting, Penguin
Johnson S (2011) Where good ideas come from – the seven patterns of
innovation; Penguin
Kleon A, (2012) Steal like an Artist, Workman
McCoy Jr., C.W. (2000) Why Didn’t I Think of That?, Prentice-Hall
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
McGilchrist, I. (2012) The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the
Making of the Western World; 2nd edition; Yale University Press
Root-Bernstein, R & Root-Bernstein, M. (2001) Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking
Tools of the World’s Most Creative People; Mariner Books
Intellectual insight
Innovation
Kelley T (2002) The Art of Innovation; Profile Books
Kelley T (2008) The Ten Faces of Innovation; Profile Books
Argument construction
Intellectual risk
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
DOMAIN B: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Sub-domain
Area
Personal Qualities
Enthusiasm
Book reference
Perseverance
Integrity
Self-confidence
Covey S.R. (2004) The seven habits of highly effective people; Simon & Schuster
UK Ltd
Moon J (2009) Achieving success through academic assertiveness; real life
strategies for today’s higher education students; Routledge.
Self-reflection
Bolton G; (2014) Reflective Practice; writing and professional development (4th
Edition) SAGE Publications.
Moon J.A; (2004) A Handbook of reflective and experiential learning: Theory and
Practice, Basic Books
Schon D.A; (1991) The Reflective Practitioner; how professionals think in action;
Ashgate Publishing Ltd
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Self-Management
Preparation & Prioritisation
Petre M & Rugg G (2010) The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research (2nd edition)
Open University Press
Phillips EM & Pugh DS (1987) How to get a PhD, Open University Press
Time Management
Responsiveness to change
Work-life balance
Professional and career
development
Career Management
Continuing Professional
Development
Denicolo P & Reeves J (2014) Developing Transferable Skills – Enhancing your
research and employment potential SAGE
Gibson DA (2006) The E Factor, Increase your Career, Business or Social
Enterprise Prospects, Enterprise HQ
Mellors-Bourne, R., Metcalfe, J., & Pollard, E. (2013). What do researchers do?
Early career progression. Cambridge: Vitae
Responsiveness to
opportunities
Networking
Ginsberg S, (2005) The Power of Approachability: 10 ways to maximise your
networking approachability
McKay M et.al (2009) The Communication Skills Book, 3rd edition; New
Harbinger
Reputation and esteem
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
DOMAIN C: RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Professional Conduct
Ethics, principles and
sustainability
Gaw A and Burns M H J. (2011) On Moral Grounds. SA Press, Glasgow.
Legal requirements
IPR and copyright
Respect and confidentiality
Attribution & co-authorship
Appropriate practice
Research Management
Research Strategy
Project planning & delivery
Dunleavy, P (2003) Authoring a PhD; how to plan, draft, write and finish a
doctoral thesis or dissertation, Palgrave Macmillan
Trafford, V and Leshem, S (2008) Stepping Stones to Achieving your Doctorate;
Open University Press
Risk Management
Finance, funding & resources
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
DOMAIN D: ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT
Sub-domain
Area
Working with others
Collegiality
Team working
Book reference
Belbin R.M (2010) Team roles at work; Routledge
Belbin R.M. (1992) ‘Solo Leader/Team Leader: Antithesis in Style and Structure’,
in Syrett, M. and Hogg, C. (eds.), Frontiers of Leadership, Oxford: Blackwell.
People Management
Supervision
Hutchinson et.al (2014) Enhancing the Doctoral Experience: A Guide for
Supervisors and their International Students; Gower.
Lewis G & Habeshaw S (2012) 53 Ways to supervise student projects,
dissertations and theses; Technical & Educational Services Ltd
Taylor, S and Beasley N (204) A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors; Abingdon:
Routledge Falmer
Wisker G (2012) The Good Supervisor, 2nd edition; Palgrave Macmillan
Mentoring
Clutterbuck, D. (2004) Everyone Needs a Mentor: Fostering Talent in your
Organisation, 4th Edition; CIPD
Clutterbuck, D. & Megginson, D. (2005) Making Coaching Work – Creating a
Coaching Culture; CIPD.
Parsloe, E. (1999) The Manager as coach and mentor. 2nd edition. CIPD
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Pegg, M. (2006) The Art of Mentoring: How you can be a superb mentor;
Cirencester Management Books Ltd
Western, S. (2012) Coaching and Mentoring – A Critical Text. SAGE
Whitmore, J. (2009) Coaching for Performance. London: Nicholas Brealey.
Zachary, L. (2000) The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning
Relationships: Jossey-Bass
Influence and Leadership
Adair J (1979) Action Centred Leadership, Gower Publishing
Bennis W (1989) On becoming a leader, 2nd edition; Arrow Books Ltd
Goleman, D. (1998) ‘What makes a Leader’, Harvard Business Review, 76 (6) pp.
93-102.
Goodworth, C.T. (1985) Effective delegation, London, Melbourne: Business Books.
Kogler Hill, S. E. (2001) ‘Team Leadership’ in G. Northouse, P.G. (ed.) Leadership
Theory and Practice. London: Sage.
Lee, G (2003) Leadership Coaching: From personal insight to organisational
excellence, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Northouse, P.G (2012) Leadership: Theory and Practice, SAGE
Radcliffe S (2012) Leadership: Plain and Simple, FT Publishing
Yukl, G. (2010) Leadership in organizations, Pearson: New Jersey
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Communication and
dissemination
Area
Collaboration
Equality and diversity
Communication methods
Book reference
Anholt.R. (2005) Dazzle ‘Em With Style, the art of oral scientific presentation;
Elsevier Academic Press.
Goodlad. S. (1996) Speaking Technically: a handbook for scientists, engineers
and physicians on how to improve technical presentations; Imperial College
Press
Bowman, L (1999) High Impact Presentations ; Bene Factum Publishing
Atkinson C (2011) Beyond Bulletpoints ; Microsoft Press
Leith, S (2012) You Talkin to Me? Rhetoric from Obama to Aristotle ; Profile
Books
Mandell, S (1993) Effective Presentation SKills
Sinek, S (2011) Start With Why; Portfolio
Shepherd D & James T (2001) Presenting Magically – Transforming your stage
presence with NLP; Crown House Publishing
Reynolds, G (2007) Presentation Zen – Simple ideas on presentation design and
delivery; New Riders
Kosslyn, S (2007) Clear and To The Point – 8 psychological principles for
compelling PowerPoint presentations; OUP USA
Atkinson, M (2004) Lend Me Your Ears – All you need to know about making
speeches and presentations; Vermillon
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Communication media
Publication
Thomson P & Kamler B (2013) Writing for Peer Reviewed Journals – strategies
for getting published; Routledge
Belcher W.L (2009) Writing your Journal Article in 12 weeks: A guide to
academic publishing success; SAGE
Engagement and Impact
Teaching
Small Group Teaching:
Brookfield, S and Preskill, S (1999) Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and
Techniques for University Teachers. Buckingham: SRHE and Open University
Press.
Brown, G and Atkins, M, (1988, reprinted 1994) Effective Teaching in Higher
Education. London: Routledge
Cannon, R and Newble, D (2000, 4th Ed.) A Handbook for Teachers in Universities
and Colleges, Chpt 3. London: Kogan Page.
Dillon, J (1994) Using Discussion in Classrooms. Buckingham: Open University
Press
Exley, K and Dennick, R (2004) Small group teaching: Tutorials, seminars and
beyond. London; RoutledgeFalmer
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Griffiths, S (1999) Teaching and Learning in Small Groups in Fry, H, Kettridege, S
and Marshall, S (eds.) A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education, London, Kogan Page.
Jaques, D and Salmon G (2007) Learning in Groups. 4th Ed. London: Routledge
Jaques, D (2003) Teaching small groups. In Cantillon P, Hutchinson L and Wood,
D (Eds) BMJ ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine, London: BMJ Publishing
Group
Luker, P.A. (1989) Academic Staff Development in Universities with Special
Reference to Small Group Teaching. University of Nottingham (Unpublished PhD
thesis).
McCrorie P (2006) Teaching and Leading Small Groups. Association for the Study
of Medical Education, Edinburgh.
Race, P (2006, 3rd Ed.) The Lecturer’s Toolkit. Chapter 4 London: Kogan Page.
Tiberius, R (1999) Small Group Teaching: a Trouble-Shooting Guide. London:
Kogan Page.
Thorley, L and Gregory R (1994) Using Group-based Learning in Higher
Education. London: Kogan Page
Larger Lectures:
Andresen, L W (1994) Lecturing to Large Groups: A Guide to Doing it Less ...But
Better. Birmingham: Staff and Educational Development Association, Paper 81
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Biggs, J (2002) Teaching for Quality Learning at University. 2nd Edition,
Buckingham: SRHE and Open University Press
Brown, S and Race P (2002) Lecturing: A Practical Guide. London: Kogan Page.
Cryer, P and Elton, L (1992) Promoting Active Learning in Large Classes.
Sheffield: Universities Staff Development and Training Unit.
Edwards, H, Smith, B and Webb, G (Eds.) (2001) Lecturing: Case Studies,
Experience and Practice. London: Kogan Page.
Exley, K and Dennick, R (2004) Giving a Lecture: From Presenting to Teaching.
London: Routledge
Gibbs, G and Jenkins, A (Eds.) (1992) Teaching Large Classes in Higher Education.
London: Kogan Page.
Gibbs, G (1992) Teaching More Students. Oxford Centre for Staff Development
Gibbs, G,Gregory, R and Moore, I (1997) Labs and Practicals with more Students
and Fewer Resources; Oxford Centre for Staff Development
Graham, A and Grant, B (1997) Managing More Postgraduate Research Students
Smith, B (1997); Oxford Centre for Staff Development
Public Engagement
Brewer John D(2013) The public value of the social sciences, Bloomsbury
Pam Denicolo (ed.) (2014) Achieving Impact in Research, Sage
Bastow, S., Dunleavy, P. and Tinkler, J. (2014) The Impact of the Social Sciences
Sage
RDF Resource Guide – Reading List
Sub-domain
Area
Book reference
Enterprise
Rae, D., & Woodier-Harris, N. R. (2013). How does enterprise and
entrepreneurship education influence postgraduate students’ career intentions
in the New Era economy? Education + Training, 55(8), 926–948.
Rae, D. (2010). Universities and enterprise education: responding to the
challenges of the new era. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise
Development, 17(4), 591–606.
Policy
Boaz, A et.al. (2008) Does Evidence-Based Policy Work? Learning from the UK
Experience; The Policy Press
Pratchett, L et al, (2009) Empowering communities to influence local decision
making: evidence-based lessons for policy makers and practitioners
Communities and Local Government Publications
Society and culture
Global citizenship
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