Glen H., Jr. (Communications, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Elder & Janet Zollinger (Brandeis University, USA) Giele 
Methods of Life Course Research : Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches [PDF ebook] 
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

What are the most effective methods for doing life course research? The field’s founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the appropriate research design; the collection of life-history data; and the search for meaningful patterns to be found in the results.