You are teaching a methods course in Politics and International Relations. Perhaps it is a course that has ‘research methods’ in the title. Perhaps the final assignment for your course is a research project. Perhaps you are convening a dissertation module. What challenges do you expect?

Looking for fresh ways to enrich your methods curriculum? Dive into Sage’s new Research Methods Resources Hub for free resources that harness insights from our leading authors, and introduce strategies to improve research teaching, learning and practice.

Download the free report from the project, “Fostering Data Literacy: Teaching with Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences.” This report explores two key challenges to teaching with data: helping students overcome anxieties about math and synchronizing the interconnected methodological, software, and analytic competencies.

The Pew Research Center conducted a far-reaching study about “Being Asian in America,” with 66 online focus groups in 18 languages. Find a documentary, recorded interviews, and details about the methodology in this post.

Pointing students or mentees to articles that describe or exemplify research methods is a responsibility of methods faculty or dissertation/thesis supervisors. Open access journals are useful when you don't have a robust academic library. Here are some SAGE journals you can tap for readings, with a recent article from each.