Methods and Culture: Hispanic Heritage Month
Find multidisciplinary historical and contemporary resources to use when researching Hispanic heritage.
Cross-culturalism and the Application of Leadership Education in Mainland China
This posts discusses a explanatory sequential mixed methods study to examine the uni-directional nature of teaching western-based leadership courses, the associated knowledge transfer, and the cultural factors.
Culture and Research: Views from September’s Mentors in Residence
Interested in cultural issues for researchers in global settings? Watch an interview with Safary Wa-Mbaleka and a webinar panel with Arceli Rosario.
Social Statistics for a Culturally Diverse Society: Interview with the Authors
An interview with authors of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, who discuss how to use statistical techniques to understand pressing social issues.
Culture and Research
Introducing the Methodspace focus for September 2022 on culture and research.
How do researchers foster trust?
Explore researchers' roles and practices for developing trust in this collection of open access articles.
Develop Your Voice as an Academic Writer
What is a “scholarly voice” and how do I develop it?
Academic Writing
Academic writing posts from the Methodspace archives. Join us for AcWriMo 2022 in November!
Make Sense to Your Reader with Improved Organization
Organize your writing so reviewers understand what you are saying.
Focus Group Methods for Research about Being Asian in America
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.
Ethical Issues and Consent in Research with Indigenous Peoples
This post offers research examples in open-access articles about ethical, respectful, research with Indigenous people and communities.
Women’s Equality Day
“Women’s Equality Day,” honors the August 26, 1920 passage of the US Constitutional Amendment allowing women to vote, the 1965 US Voting Rights Act that enabled Black women to vote, the 1928 UK Representation of the People Act that entitled everyone over the age of 21 to vote, and legislation for gender equality everywhere.
Addressing Scientific Misconduct
In this 2018 interview Dr. Benson Honig discusses ethical research conduct.
Ethics in Big Data and Computational Social Science Research
This collection of open-access articles offers multiple perspectives on the use of Big Data and ethical protocols for computational research methods.
Design Tool: The SRM Research Project Planner
Learn about the SAGE Research Methods Project Planner.
Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research
Sometimes we cross borders as well as cultures, other times we find very different cultures in our own neighborhoods. Ethical issues carry more weight when languages, norms, and expectations are grounded in cultural identities. This collection of open-access articles offers insights into research ethics in cross-cultural studies.
SAGE Research Methods Library Database
These posts offer how-to steps that will help you make the best use of SAGE Research Methods library database resources.
Informed Consent Agreements
Does a signed agreement verify that someone is truly informed and willing to volunteer as a research participant? There are no simple answers to this question! This collection of open-access articles offers a variety of perspectives on the forms used for informed consent agreements.
Teaching & Mentoring with Open Access SAGE Research Methods Journals
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.
Mentoring Academic Researchers and Writers
This collection of posts offers ideas, guidance, and resources for mentors and mentees in the context of research and academic writing.