The Methodspace focus for August 2022 is on research ethics. While following the guidelines and protocols from your institution can be challenging, the dilemmas multiply when you conduct international research. Find open access resources and articles in this post.

In this collection of posts, Dr. Sharon Ravitch and her colleagues explore the need for “Flux Methodology” in changing times.

Dr. Maria Lahman offers practical advice for anyone interested in studying children, or engaging them as co-researchers.

What methods fit studies with older participants? This collection of open-access articles offers a range of options.

Find posts and open-access articles about storytelling in the data collection stage, and in communication about research that reaches diverse readers.

This collection of open-access SAGE journal articles show a variety of creative and participatory methods used when studying youth.

Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, and Helen Manchester discuss speculative storytelling workshops as a way to use creativity and collaboration to study attitudes towards ageing.

Conditions in the world are changing, so researchers need to be responsive to participants. Find a practical, thoughtful post from Dr. Sharon Ravitch.

Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.

In July 2022 we will explore research with young and old participants. We will consider methodological implications for studies with children and youth, active older adults and frail elderly. We will look at issues for age-diverse participants, and at ways to engage them as co-researchers. Learn about this month’s focus, then follow along for original posts, video interviews, and relevant resources.

In this guest post Catherine Collins describes ways to put action research principles into practice.

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.

Find tips you can use to build a bridge between familiar methods and the new approaches you want to use in your study.

Juneteenth is a uniquely American holiday, with a rich history relevant to those fighting for equity and justice today. Find original source materials and learn how to use them in your 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.

New research ideas must typically be approved before the study can begin. Don’t hit a brick wall! Use these suggestions from Dr. Nathan Durdella.

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.

The definitions laid out in the post “What are “Emerging” Methods?” are used as a springboard for discussing open-access articles from the journal, Methodological Innovations.

Let’s define “emerging methods” and look at an example.

This month on Methodspace we will take a new look at ways to use traditional methods for collecting and analyzing data and consider innovative methods now emerging in the field.