Oliver, Paul (2009) Mysticism. In: Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. Berkshire Publishing Group. ISBN 9781933782652
Oliver, Paul and Jupp, Victor (2006) Purposive sampling. In: The SAGE dictionary of social research methods. Sage, pp. 244-245. ISBN 9780761962977
Oliver, Paul and Jupp, Victor (2006) Snowball sampling. In: The SAGE dictionary of social research methods. Sage. ISBN 9780761962977
Oliver, Paul (2005) The Concepts of Globalisation and Culture. In: Globalisation, Education and Culture Shock. Ashgate, pp. 10-20. ISBN 978-0-7546-4201-5
Oliver, Paul (2005) Risk, Education and Postmodernity. In: Risk, Education and Culture. Ashgate, pp. 46-59. ISBN 978-0-7546-4172-8
Oliver, Paul (2005) Knowledge, Risk and Existentialism. In: Risk, Education and Culture. Ashgate, pp. 21-31. ISBN 0754641724
Oliver, Paul and McNeill, William Hardy (2005) Sikhism. In: Berkshire encyclopedia of world history. Berkshire Publishing Group. ISBN 9780974309101
Oliver, Paul (2004) Buddhism. In: Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. Routledge, pp. 173-176. ISBN 0415937345
Oliver, Paul (2004) Confucianism. In: Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. Routledge, pp. 260-261. ISBN 9780415937337
Oliver, Paul (2004) Mencius. In: Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. Routledge, p. 828. ISBN 0415937345
Oliver, Paul (2001) Conceptual issues in a centralised curriculum. In: The National Curriculum and its Effects. Ashgate, pp. 19-32. ISBN 9780754612780
Oliver, Paul (2001) Conclusion : logic rationality and the curriculum. In: The National Curriculum and its Effects. Ashgate, pp. 207-216. ISBN 9780754612780
Oliver, Paul (2008) Writing your thesis (2nd edition). Sage Study Skills Series . Sage. ISBN 9781412946889
Oliver, Paul (2007) World faiths (3rd edition). Teach Yourself . Hodder Education. ISBN 9780340939284
Oliver, Paul (2004) Writing your thesis. Sage Study Skills . Sage, London. ISBN 0761942998
Oliver, Paul (2003) World Faiths (2nd edition). Teach Yourself . Hodder & Stoughton, London. ISBN 978-0340859780
Oliver, Paul (2003) The student's guide to research ethics. Open University Press, Maidenhead. ISBN 0335210872
Cullingford, Cedric and Oliver, Paul (2001) The National Curriculum and its effects. Monitoring change in education . Ashgate, Aldershot. ISBN 9780754612780
Oliver, Paul (2001) Teach Yourself : 101 key ideas in philosophy. Fair Press. ISBN 9780658012044
Oliver, Paul (2001) Teach yourself : 101 key ideas in world religions. Fair press. ISBN 9780658015748
Oliver, Paul (2001) World Faiths. Teach Yourself . Hodder Headline. ISBN 0340790601