Methods Minute April 2022 — Sage Research Methods Community

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April Spotlight: Be Expansive: Research Outside Academia

Research occurs in many settings by people with a wide range of backgrounds; from empirical studies conducted in research institutes or NGOs to marketing and product research and development within businesses. In April, Methodspace will explore research outside academia to find diverse research examples, discover tips, and to learn potential career opportunities.

April Mentor-in-Residence

Dr. Helen Kara, a regular contributor to Methodspace, is a leading independent researcher, author, teacher, and speaker specializing in research methods, particularly creative methods and research ethics. Her new book Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers is out now.

SAGE Concept Grants

Applications now open!

We are offering funding of up to £15,000 ($20,000) for innovative software solutions that support the adoption, development and application of established and emerging research methods in the social sciences. Get ready – applications open until June 05, 2022.

Upcoming webinars

Pedagogy and Learning Design at
SAGE Campus

Speakers: Rachel Crookes, Amy King and Katie Beck from SAGE Campus

Date: April 20th 2022

Time: 10am (GMT) & 6pm (GMT)

Webinar Tutorial:How to screen and assimilate scholarly literature in a more systematic way

Speakers: Emma Warren-Jones

Date: April 28th2022

Time: 4pm (GMT)

Related online resources from SAGE

The Research Lifecycle: A Look Inside the Pew Research Center

Watch Lee Rainie and Dr. Cary Funk explain the type of research they do with the Pew Research Center, as well as how the center chooses what projects to tackle. Get 30-day free access to SAGE Research Methods.

Zining as artful method: Facilitating zines as participatory action research within art museums

In this article, the authors resent zines as a potential research tool for action researchers who are working within organisational contexts. (N.B. this article will be freed up from 11th April to 11th May).

Do Your Interviews

Do you need to discover people’s thoughts, feelings, knowledge or experiences? Dr. Helen Kara is a SAGE Campus instructor for the research skills course Do Your Interviews, and has created a beginner’s guide with an overview of the first course’s module.

Online Tutorial: Analysing online networks with VOSON Lab tools

This session provided an overview of methods and research used to study online networks of political discussion on social media (Twitter, Hyperlinks, Reddit), using data collected with the VOSON Lab suite of open-source R tools: vosonSML, VOSON Dashboard and voson.tcn.

Understanding cultural issues in research design

In this Methodspace webinar from March an experienced panel of researchers shared practical tips and key questions to consider when planning a cross-cultural study.

Related SAGE Books

Applied Data Analysis for Urban Planning and Management

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Evidence-Building-Evaluation-in-Government

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Visit the book webpages above to read free chapters or request a review copy!

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