This multidisciplinary collection of open-access articles offers a variety of perspectives about studying practice, with practitioners.

Dr. Kara discusses the value of stories for research purposes.

How can practitioners and academics conduct research together? See this collection of open access articles.

One way research tools are used outside academia is in market research. See this collection of open-access articles for examples.

In this post, Edward Balleisen, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies and Laura Howes, Director of Bass Connections at Duke University offer practical suggestions for developing project-based courses as a scalable mechanism to providing students the opportunity to apply research skills outside of academia.

Join the Practice as Research network of researchers and meet practicing researchers using poetry and other arts media.

Dr. Helen Kara discusses ways to use writing as a method - a valuable approach for independent or practitioner researchers.

Dr. Kara discusses the input that helped her craft her new book, “Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers.”

Dr. Jan Eichhorn offers tips for survey research.

Interdependence counters isolation some feel as indie researchers and scholars. Friendship helps, as discussed in this video conversation.

Ron Gross, author of The Independent Scholar’s Handbook offers encouragement and advice to indies.

If you are a researcher accustomed to quantitative methods, listen to Dr. Helen Kara’s discussion about the importance of understanding qualitative research basics.

Moving from being a practitioner to being a scholar is an adjustment!

SAGE Publishing is inviting applications for the 2022 SAGE Concept Grant, which provides funding for new software tools for social science research.

Have a research software idea? Thinking about applying for a Concept Grant? Learn more.

How do students learn to use research for applied problem-solving? Learn about the Story+ program internship model at Duke University.

Thinking about becoming an independent researcher? Here are some tips from Dr. Helen Kara.

Three articles about practitioner researcher are open-access for April 2022 only.

What does it mean to be an independent researcher and scholar? Learn from Dr. Helen Kara, who has made an independent career.

It is a new month, with a new theme” “Be expansive: Research outside academia.” Let’s get started!