Disability did not impede Ewa Okla’s research.
In this interview Dr. Ewa Okla shares her experience and offers tips (and encouragement) to researchers with physical disabilities.
Considerations for Co-Constructing Research with Older People
In this post Becky De Oliveira discusses lessons learned and practical tips based on her recent doctoral research with older research participants.
Anticipating our ageing futures through speculative fiction: Utopian and dystopian stories as loci for interdisciplinary collaboration
Emma Geen, Matthew Lariviere, and Helen Manchester discuss speculative storytelling workshops as a way to use creativity and collaboration to study attitudes towards ageing.
Studying Ageing and Ageism
Every living person ages, yet ageism persists. This collection of open-access articles includes multidisciplinary studies of aging and ageism.
Journal Spotlight: Management Learning
Learn about the eclectic research featured in the SAGE journal, Management Learning, and read open-access articles.
Research in Business and Practice
This collection of Methodspace posts highlights business research and SAGE journals that relate to the fields of business and management.
Methods in Flux: Emphasis on Emergent Design
Conditions in the world are changing, so researchers need to be responsive to participants. Find a practical, thoughtful post from Dr. Sharon Ravitch.
Journal Spotlight: Business & Society
Learn about the kinds of multidisciplinary and research-focused articles published in the Business & Society journal.
Research with Children: An Interview with Lester and O’Reilley
Michelle O’Reilly and Jessica Lester discuss their research with children in this Methodspace interview.
Qualitative online research… what is emerging?
Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.
Our position on positionality: The messier the better!
What is messy positionality? Samantha and Catherine Wilkinson discuss this question in an open-access article.
Researching the Generations
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.
Reflections on Increasing Participation and Rethinking “Whose Knowledge Counts?” in Service Design
In this guest post Catherine Collins describes ways to put action research principles into practice.
Protecting patients through isolation? Seeking ways to avoid the devastating effects of exclusion of family and friends in the era of Covid19
Using action research to understand Covid-19 experiences, a guest post by Hege Gravdahl Garelius.
A Call for Learning Spaces and Enclaves as 3rd Person Action Research
The 11 co-authors of “Self-in-Field Action Research in Natural Spaces of Encounter: Inclusion, Learning, and Organizational Change” discuss their research.
Make a difference: Impact of participatory arts-based methods
Read this interesting post by Tineke Abma, Barbara Groot, Alie Weerman, Frederiek Overbeek, part of the Action Research series for October 2020.
Kaleidoscope of Voices on Action Research
Read this guest post about collaboration and action research by Melissa Parenti.
Doing Biographical Research in Challenging Times
Marta Eichsteller discusses new thinking about biographical narrative research methods.
Defining Action Research
Learn about action research from Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, co-authors of a new book on this important methodology.
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.