Risky or illegal behaviors can be challenging to study - and concerning for researcher safety. See this collection of open access articles for examples.

The Covid-19 pandemic has created yet more sensitive research concerns. Read this post from Lahman and Brown for suggestions.

Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka discusses what he has learned from conducting research and teaching methods in the US, Asia, and Africa.

How can you interview participants online about sensitive topics? Tips from Janet Salmons, author of Doing Qualitative Research Online.

Self-care is essential when collecting data about sensitive issues. See this post from Dr. Maria Lahman for strategies.

Dr. Diringer discusses fieldwork with partners in the Amazon.

Learn about how action researcher Ros Beadle invited Aboriginal women to tell their own stories.

Prepare to analyze and interpret data in qualitative research.

Learn about a new free tool from SAGE!

Find a new open access article with tips for online interviews.

This guest post from Dr. Malcolm Tight walks you through key steps for conducting research with documents-- on or offline.

More from Robert Kozinets about creating an immersion journal for your netnography project .

Read part 3 of a substantive series of posts about netnography from Robert Kozinets.

In part 2, Robert Kozinets continues to give practical suggestions for research with netnography!

What is an immersion journal and why should netnographers keep one?

How can you collect and analyze text you find online?

Tips for collecting secondary data online.

Interested in collecting data online from social media or participants? Join this webinar with Luke Sloan and Janet Salmons!

Listen to a podcast about online news as secondary research data.

What is archival research like in the digital age? When do you need to visit a physical archives and look through paper documents?