Why does identity matter in the methods classroom?

In this webinar, Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke, the authors of award-winning textbook Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide, explore good practices in reporting thematic analysis (TA) - particularly for the reflexive TA approach they have developed.

At SICSS-H/M 2022, Anthony Wutoh, Yahya Shaikh and Carter Clinton discussed how to bridge the diversity gap in biomedical research and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Q3 of 2023 is dedicated to understanding how to analyze data. Look at the big picture in this introductory post.

What ethical research practices are needed in a time-pressured crisis - such as the pandemic we have so recently experienced? These are questions the PREPARED team is tackling. Watch the livestream of the recent meeting in Paris.

Rashun Miles discusses his experience returning to SICSS-Howard/Mathematica as an alumni and the larger need for restorative spaces for Black students in every university.

Q2 has come to a close. Find the entire set of posts about data collection and other important topics here.

LaVerne H. Council spoke at the Closing Plenary of SICSS/Howard-Mathematica 2022, emphasizing the importance of seeking wisdom and truth through data and fair & effective policymaking.

Learn about ethics and consent for online research from the perspective of an institutional review board member.

Learn about research with online Experiments from Dr. Giuseppe Veltri.

Dr. Trena Paulus and Professor Joanna Pawelczyk discuss their experiences with a Fulbright residency at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.

To explore the ways current pressures influence decisions, the editor and contributors to a special issue of Qualitative Inquiry, “Higher Education in the Time of Trump and Beyond: Resistance and Critique” participated in an online roundtable discussion.

Find examples of ethnographic research conducted by more than one scholar.

Paula Moreno, founder of Manos Visibles & first Afro-Colombian woman to serve as Minister of Culture of Colombia, delivered the first SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Motivational Address, focused on the technological challenges and solutions for Africans and people of African descent around the world.

What does it mean to be central to your research? In this post we are defining a method that asks researchers to be at the center of their studies, and looking for explanations and examples of autobiography.

Speakers at SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2022 explore how change does not affect populations equally, and how the exclusion of underrepresented communities can perpetuate social injustice.

Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talks (BSLT) are a SICSS-Howard/Mathematica site-specific innovation that introduces participants to organizations doing cool things with data. 2022 offered a variety of organizations that proved interesting and inspiring to our participants.

How to look at data collection using an Equity Framework for CTE Research, which provides principles and practices for researchers on equity questions, designs, and implications throughout the research process.

Find a multidisciplinary collection of scholarly and historical articles about Juneteenth.

Dr. Safiya Noble speaks about her journey as a critical race scholar, her research on the racist and sexist dynamics of search engines, and the importance of community.