Selecting the methodology is an essential piece of research design. Grounded theory is one option, a methodology used for both qualitative and quantitative research.

Find SAGE books about phenomenological research, sample chapters, and a purchase discount.

Research design is the SAGE Methodspace focus for the first quarter of 2023. Selecting the methodology is an essential piece of research design. These open-access articles explore options for solely using phenomenology or mixing phenomenological principles with other methodologies.

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.

How can you use published literature as data? In this Methodspace interview Dr. David Denyer explains how and why to use review research.

In this collection of open-access articles, researchers consider ways Critical Race Theory can be used to frame studies that look at the intersection of race and other societal, cultural, economic, and or political factors.

The Equity Working Group of the CTE Research Network (CTERN) has published a new framework for any researcher in social or education fields on using an equity lens to do their research. Find a link to The Equity Framework for CTE Research and information about a free webinar.

The new open-access Protests Against Racism Web Archive from the Library of Congress contains a selection of websites documenting protests against racism and police brutality against Black people. Also find resources about using archival data in your research.

Elizabeth Creamer discusses the selection of a research problem in mixed methods research.

Dr. Cindy Veldhuis discusses the need for attention to researcher safety for those who study LGBTQ+ issues.

Given the possibility of qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches, what factors affect a choice of one approach over another for the design of a proposal?

What is the difference between experimental and non-experimental research design? We look at how non-experimental design distinguishes itself from experimental design and how it can be applied in the research process with open-access examples.

This collection of open-access articles offers examples of creative thinking about methods selected for studies that engage Black participants.

Online researchers face design challenges because they must also consider the implications of the technologies used in the study. By using an iterative, holistic approach, you can look inter-related dimensions of the design.