Transcending an essentialized qualitative/quantitative divide when making methodological choices
Making research design decisions is complicated. Pengfei Zhao, Karen Ross, Peiwei Li, and Barbara Dennis push back against the divide between “qualitative” and “quantitative” methodological frameworks and methods.
A research conversation about qualitative research design
Watch this 2021 interview with Pengfei Zhao, Karen Ross, Peiwei Li and Barbara Dennis to gain new perspectives on the potential for social research and qualitative research design.
Teaching Research Design through the Lens of Critical Praxis
If you teach research methods, you will appreciate this learning activity & slides!
Theoretical Windows and Conceptual Mirrors: Using Theoretical Frameworks to arm your Conceptual Framework (Part 3)
This post, third in a series by William Thomas, bridges theory and the practice of research.
Figuring Out What to Do: Making Methodological Decisions Across our Practices
Thinking about research in practice.
Collaborative Thinking & Writing about Methodology
The authors of "Making Sense of Social Research Methodology: A Student and Practitioner Centered Approach" discuss their new text.
Choosing a Methodology
How do you choose a methodology for a qualitative study? See this collection of articles.
Case Study Methods and Examples
What is case study methodology? It is unique given one characteristic: case studies draw from more than one data source. In this post find definitions and a collection of multidisciplinary examples.
Meet the Mentors-in-Residence for February
Meet the collaborative team behind Making Sense of Social Research Methodology! They were our Mentors in Residence for February 2021.
Qualitative Methodologies: Phenomenology
In this part of our phases of research series, we look at how Phenomenology (the reflective study of pre-reflective or lived experience) can be applied and can carry quite different meanings depending on theoretical and practical contexts.