Keeping Writing Projects Alive
Have a writing project that is languishing? Find practical tips for keeping it alive!
A Case for Teaching Methods
Find an 10-step process for using research cases to teach methods with learning activities for individual students, teams, or small groups. (Or use the approach yourself!)
Become a Productive Academic Writer
Get ready for #AcWriMo! Find a checklist that will help you overcome obstacles that keep you from making progress with academic writing.
Qual Data Analysis & Ethnography
Ethnography involves the production of highly detailed accounts of how people in a social setting lead their lives, based on systematic and long-term observation of, and discussion with, those within the setting.
Creating a Culture of Inquiry in the Classroom
How can you create a culture of active learning and inquiry in your classroom?
Writing a New Book Edition
Dr. Helen Kara and Dr. Janet Salmons discuss their experiences and strategies for planning and writing a new book edition.
Emerging Methods: Creative Research Examples
Not all research involves words or numbers. Creative, visual, and arts-based methods are being used in new ways, in many fields of study. Find open-access examples in this post.
Develop Your Voice as an Academic Writer
What is a “scholarly voice” and how do I develop it?
Make Sense to Your Reader with Improved Organization
Organize your writing so reviewers understand what you are saying.
Addressing Scientific Misconduct
In this 2018 interview Dr. Benson Honig discusses ethical research conduct.
SAGE Research Methods: Social Bookmarking with Reading Lists
Learn how to find and and create reading lists in the SAGE Research Methods database.
Journal Spotlight: Business & Society
Learn about the kinds of multidisciplinary and research-focused articles published in the Business & Society journal.
Qualitative online research… what is emerging?
Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.
Data Collection in Participants’ Pockets: Research with Apps
In a new twist to diary and survey methods, researchers are using smartphone applications to collect data. Find an explanation and curated collection of open-access articles in this post.
Honest Feedback Helps Researchers Develop Methods
Is it brilliant or crazy? It can be hard to know whether your new ideas make sense, so ask a trusted colleague for honest feedback. Find an example and tips in this post.
Proposing a Study with Emerging Methods
Find tips you can use to build a bridge between familiar methods and the new approaches you want to use in your study.
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.
Authors Discuss Emerging Qualitative Online Methods
Janet Salmons and Trena Paulus discuss trends in online qualitative research and their new books, Doing Qualitative Research Online and Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World.
But Does it Work? New Text on Evaluation to the Rescue!
In this interview one of co-authors of Evaluation: A Systematic Approach discusses evaluative practices.