Key Websites: There is a handful of sites which will be of general relevance to many social researchers, and where appropriate they are the first port of call. These include:

Key NZ Social Research Methods Books include:

Davidson, Carl and Lunt, Neil (2000) The art of getting published: a guide for academics. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Davidson Carl and Martin Tolich (eds.) (2003) Social science research in New Zealand : many paths to understanding. Auckland: Pearson Education New Zealand.

Lunt, Neil; Carl Davidson, Kate McKegg (editors) (2003) Evaluating policy and practice: a New Zealand reader Auckland: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai (1998) Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples New York: Zed Books; Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 1998.

Tolich Martin (ed.)(2001) Research ethics in Aotearoa New Zealand : concepts, practice, critique Auckland: Longman.

Tolich, Martin and Carl Davidson (eds.) (1998) Starting fieldwork: an introduction to qualitative research in New Zealand Auckland: Oxford University Press

Wood, G. A. (1999) Studying New Zealand: a guide to sources. Dunedin: University of Otago Press.