Researching the Generations

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Jun 30

The Methodspace focus for July 2022 will be on engaging with participants of all ages, from young children to the frail elderly. We will explore how researchers:

Choose appropriate methodological approaches for studying children, youth, and/or elder participants.
Adapt methods for intergenerational research, including studies with parents and children/youth or members of a community.
Explore partnerships with young or older co-researchers.

Mentors in Residence for July 2022

This month’s Mentors in Residence will be SAGE authors Michelle O’Reilly and Jessica Lester. Jessica and Michelle are co-authors of Applied Conversation Analysis: Social Interaction in Institutional Settings. They have written numerous books and articles with other co-authors that delve into methods for studying children and adolescents, as well as books about doing research online. You will see a video interview with them, and find their posts and suggested readings on Methodspace throughout the month.

Guest Contributors

Guest contributors will include Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, and Helen Manchester from the Ageing Futures Research group, prolific SAGE author and former Mentor in Residence Maria Lahman, former Mentor in Residence Sharon Ravitch and a group of youth participants, creative researcher Louise Couceiro, Sara Johnson, and more.

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Methodspace Posts about Research across Generations

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Children, Generations, August 2022, Jessica Lester, Michelle O’Reilly, Research Ethics

Ethical Considerations for Interactional Research with Children

Children, Generations, August 2022, Jessica Lester, Michelle O’Reilly, Research Ethics

Jessica Lester and Michelle O’Reilly discuss ethics in sensitive research with children and youth, and offer practical tips.

Children, Generations, August 2022, Jessica Lester, Michelle O’Reilly, Research Ethics

Generations, July 2022, Disability Pride Month, August 2022

Inclusive Methods for Research Across Ages and Abilities

Generations, July 2022, Disability Pride Month, August 2022

Find a collection of posts about research across ages and abilities, with lots of open-access examples.

Generations, July 2022, Disability Pride Month, August 2022

July 2022, Generations, Ann Phoenix Julia Brannen, Corinne Squire, Biographical Research

Researching Family Narratives

July 2022, Generations, Ann Phoenix Julia Brannen, Corinne Squire, Biographical Research

Ann Phoenix, Julia Brannen, Corinne Squire discuss their book, Researching Family Narratives.

July 2022, Generations, Ann Phoenix Julia Brannen, Corinne Squire, Biographical Research

Online Research, Qualitative Data Collection, Children, Youth, July 2022, Social Media, Generations

Collecting Data Online in Research with Children

Online Research, Qualitative Data Collection, Children, Youth, July 2022, Social Media, Generations

How can you conduct online research with children and youth? Here are some open-access examples.

Online Research, Qualitative Data Collection, Children, Youth, July 2022, Social Media, Generations

July 2022, Children, Generations, Maria Lahman

Children Are Capable and Competent Yet Potentially Vulnerable

July 2022, Children, Generations, Maria Lahman

Dr. Maria Lahman offers practical advice for anyone interested in studying children, or engaging them as co-researchers.

July 2022, Children, Generations, Maria Lahman

July 2022, Elderly, Older adults, SAGE Journals, Generations

Research with Older and Elderly Adults

July 2022, Elderly, Older adults, SAGE Journals, Generations

What methods fit studies with older participants? This collection of open-access articles offers a range of options.

July 2022, Elderly, Older adults, SAGE Journals, Generations

Children, Louise Couceiro, Generations, July 2022

Online Research with Children: Cultivating Better Practice with the Beauty of Hindsight

Children, Louise Couceiro, Generations, July 2022

Louise Couceiro discusses lessons learned from an online study conducted with children.

Children, Louise Couceiro, Generations, July 2022

Research Ethics, Children, Youth, July 2022, SAGE Journals, Generations

Research with Children and Youth

Research Ethics, Children, Youth, July 2022, SAGE Journals, Generations

Thinking about research with children and/or youth? Learn about different types of studies from this collection of articles.

Research Ethics, Children, Youth, July 2022, SAGE Journals, Generations

Youth, Creative Methods, Storytelling, Generations, July 2022, Children, December 2022

Creative and Participatory Methods for Studying Youth

Youth, Creative Methods, Storytelling, Generations, July 2022, Children, December 2022

This collection of open-access SAGE journal articles show a variety of creative and participatory methods used when studying youth.

Youth, Creative Methods, Storytelling, Generations, July 2022, Children, December 2022

Disability, Disability Pride Month, Jessica Mannion, Sensitive, July 2022

We are proud to be researchers with disabilities

Disability, Disability Pride Month, Jessica Mannion, Sensitive, July 2022

The focus of this post is the co-researchers’ journey of working together as a co-operative inquiry research team. They highlight ways in which research can be inclusive and accessible to co-inquirers with intellectual disabilities who are new to research

Disability, Disability Pride Month, Jessica Mannion, Sensitive, July 2022

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022, Majbritt Lyck-Bowen

Include all with Universal Design

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022, Majbritt Lyck-Bowen

Dr. Majbritt Lyck-Bowen used the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines to develop an instructional module she shared in this post: The Relationship between Theory and Practice.

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022, Majbritt Lyck-Bowen

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022

Studying the Experiences of Intellectual Ability and Disability

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022

This collection of open-access articles offers examples of studies by researchers with intellectual disabilities as well as studies that explore new ways of thinking about research with participants who have intellectual disabilities.

Disability, Disability Pride Month, July 2022

Disability, July 2022, SAGE Journals

Studying Experiences of Physical Disability

Disability, July 2022, SAGE Journals

This collection of open-access articles offers examples of studies by researchers with disabilities as well as studies that explore new ways of thinking about research with participants who have disabilities.

Disability, July 2022, SAGE Journals

Laura Berk, July 2022, Children, Generations, Play

Is It Time to Believe in the Role of Make-Believe in Young Children’s Developing Self-Regulation?

Laura Berk, July 2022, Children, Generations, Play

Dr. Laura Berk discusses methodologies needed to study children and play.

Laura Berk, July 2022, Children, Generations, Play

Disability, Video Interview, July 2022, Disability Pride Month

Disability did not impede Ewa Okla’s research.

Disability, Video Interview, July 2022, Disability Pride Month

In this interview Dr. Ewa Okla shares her experience and offers tips (and encouragement) to researchers with physical disabilities.

Disability, Video Interview, July 2022, Disability Pride Month

Becky De Oliveira, Maria Lahman, Generations, July 2022, Elders, Collaboration, Collaborative Research

Considerations for Co-Constructing Research with Older People

Becky De Oliveira, Maria Lahman, Generations, July 2022, Elders, Collaboration, Collaborative Research

In this post Becky De Oliveira discusses lessons learned and practical tips based on her recent doctoral research with older research participants.

Becky De Oliveira, Maria Lahman, Generations, July 2022, Elders, Collaboration, Collaborative Research

Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, Helen Manchester, Creative Methods, Collaboration, Collaborative Research, Elders, Generations, July 2022

Anticipating our ageing futures through speculative fiction: Utopian and dystopian stories as loci for interdisciplinary collaboration

Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, Helen Manchester, Creative Methods, Collaboration, Collaborative Research, Elders, Generations, July 2022

Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, and Helen Manchester discuss speculative storytelling workshops as a way to use creativity and collaboration to study attitudes towards ageing.

Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, Helen Manchester, Creative Methods, Collaboration, Collaborative Research, Elders, Generations, July 2022

Elders, Age, Generations, July 2022

Studying Ageing and Ageism

Elders, Age, Generations, July 2022

Every living person ages, yet ageism persists. This collection of open-access articles includes multidisciplinary studies of aging and ageism.

Elders, Age, Generations, July 2022

June 2022, July 2022, August 2022, Sharon Ravitch, Emerging

Methods in Flux: Emphasis on Emergent Design

June 2022, July 2022, August 2022, Sharon Ravitch, Emerging

Conditions in the world are changing, so researchers need to be responsive to participants. Find a practical, thoughtful post from Dr. Sharon Ravitch.

June 2022, July 2022, August 2022, Sharon Ravitch, Emerging

Children, July 2022, Michelle O'Reilly, Jessica Lester, Generations, Author Interviews

Research with Children: An Interview with Lester and O’Reilley

Children, July 2022, Michelle O'Reilly, Jessica Lester, Generations, Author Interviews

Michelle O’Reilly and Jessica Lester discuss their research with children in this Methodspace interview.

Children, July 2022, Michelle O'Reilly, Jessica Lester, Generations, Author Interviews

July 2022, Children, Elders, Age, Human participants, Intergenerational

Researching the Generations

July 2022, Children, Elders, Age, Human participants, Intergenerational

In July 2022 we will explore research with young and old participants. We will consider methodological implications for studies with children and youth, active older adults and frail elderly. We will look at issues for age-diverse participants, and at ways to engage them as co-researchers. Learn about this month’s focus, then follow along for original posts, video interviews, and relevant resources.

July 2022, Children, Elders, Age, Human participants, Intergenerational

Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice

Reflections on Increasing Participation and Rethinking “Whose Knowledge Counts?” in Service Design

Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice

In this guest post Catherine Collins describes ways to put action research principles into practice.

Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice

March 2022, Sensitive, Youth, Sharon Ravitch, student research projects, July 2022, Generations

One Demographic, Many Realities: Youth Leaders Call-in to Researchers

March 2022, Sensitive, Youth, Sharon Ravitch, student research projects, July 2022, Generations

Researchers studying the experiences of youth can benefit from their perspectives. This post from high school students includes their tips for researchers.

March 2022, Sensitive, Youth, Sharon Ravitch, student research projects, July 2022, Generations