Two Perspectives on Critical Thinking and Research
Tom Chatfield and Janet Salmons discuss critical and creative thinking in this updated post from the archives. Both kinds of thinking are crucial for research, especially when the study uses new methods.
Prepare for Online Interviews
Find a new open access article with tips for online interviews.
Documentary Research in the Social Sciences
This guest post from Dr. Malcolm Tight walks you through key steps for conducting research with documents-- on or offline.
“Deep Surfing”: And, Behold, at Last, the Mighty Immersion Journal—Part 4 of 4
More from Robert Kozinets about creating an immersion journal for your netnography project .
More Ways to Conduct Research Online: Open Access Examples
How can you do research online? These articles offer examples and food for thought.
Time, Data, Humanity, and the Doing of Netnography—Part 3 of 4 posts
Read part 3 of a substantive series of posts about netnography from Robert Kozinets.
Reflections on researcher positionality when applying digital research methods
Two researchers discuss negotiations in regard to their positionality in online research.
Post-field and Post-participation: The Post-confusing way to do Social Media Ethnography—Part 2 of 4 posts
In part 2, Robert Kozinets continues to give practical suggestions for research with netnography!
The One Netnography Tool You Should Never Be Without: The Immersion Journal—Part 1 of 4
What is an immersion journal and why should netnographers keep one?
Online Research: Analyze Talk
See two informative video interviews with Trena Paulus and co-authors Jessica Lester and Alyssa Wise.
Thinking about collecting qualitative data using digital methods? Introducing Tracking and Trawling
Tips for collecting secondary data online.
Watch the MethodSpace Live Webinar: Doing Research Online
Interested in collecting data online from social media or participants? Join this webinar with Luke Sloan and Janet Salmons!
Using Secondary Data (Podcast)
Listen to a podcast about online news as secondary research data.
Doing Archival Research: On and Offline
What is archival research like in the digital age? When do you need to visit a physical archives and look through paper documents?
Teaching Methods Online
Linda Bloomberg and Janet Salmons discuss ideas about teaching methods online.
Creative Methods for supporting social science students in qualitative remote research
Learn about creative methods for collecting data from a co-editor of a new book on the topic!