"Research is to see what everyone else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
1. Learning @ UKZN - Education Postgraduate support group:
This site contains research support material for postgraduate students. Some of the research related topics on this site are: Searching for the literature and reading, proposal writing, the literature review, method and methodology, theoretical frameworks and more.
Other resources:
2. Training videos
Identify the research area:
Design the research study:
Carry out research:
Analyse research results:
Publish research results:
Action Research for Sustainability by 
Designing Your First Research Proposal by Please search the library catalogue (icatalogue) for additional resources.
Booth, A. (2012). Systematic approaches to a successful literature review. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 001.42 BOO]
Cohen, L. (2011). Research methods in education, 7th ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 370.78 COH]
Writing at university : a guide for students, 3rd ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 808.042 CRE]
Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research, 4th ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No.370.72 CRE]
Creswell, J. W. (2001). Designing and conducting mixed methods research, 2nd ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 001.42 CRE]
Denzin, N. K. (2011). The Sage handbook of qualitative research, 4th ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 300.72 SAG]
Denzin, N. K. (2008 ). Collecting and intepreting qualitative materials, 3rd ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 300.72 COL]
De Vos, A.S. (2011). Research at grass roots: for the social sciences and human services professions, 4th ed. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 300.72 DEV]
Hart, C. (2001). Doing a literature search: a comprehensive guide for the social sciences. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 025.52 HAR]
Write great essays! : a guide to reading and essay writing for undergraduates and taught postgraduates. [Location: Edgewood. Shelf No. 808.066 LEV]
Qualitative Research by
"Focused on developing the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological knowledge needed to engage in rigorous and valid research, this introductory text provides practical explanations, exercises, and advice for how to conduct qualitative research--from design through implementation, analysis, and writing up research. The book presents the field of qualitative research in a unique and meaningful way, and helps readers understand what the authors call “criticality” in qualitative research by communicating its foundations and processes with clarity and simplicity while still capturing complexity. Packed with real-life examples of questions, issues, and situations that stem from the authors’ and their students’ research, the book humanizes the qualitative research endeavor, illustrates the types of scenarios that arise, and emphasizes the importance of actively considering paradigmatic values throughout every stage of the research process. In every chapter, the authors illustrate the qualitative research process as decidedly ideological, political, and subjective using themes of criticality, reflexivity, collaboration, and rigor."
Research Methods: the Key Concepts by 
The Qualitative Researcher's Companion by 
Basics of Qualitative Research by 
Doing and Writing Qualitative Research by 
An Introduction to Educational Research by 
