Methods Minute Newsletter June 2022

Jul 29

Sage News

June Spotlight: Stay Current with Research Trends and Emerging Methods

We continue to feel the ripple effects from recent global changes, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. How can and should researchers change their approaches to study social problems in a rapidly shifting milieu? This question is at the heart of the Methodspace focus on emerging methods in June.

June Mentor-in-Residence

This month SAGE author Janet Salmons and guest contributors will take a new look at ways to use traditional methods for collecting and analyzing data and consider innovative methods now emerging in the field. We will also explore the increasingly fuzzy line between qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Related online resources from SAGE

Introducing SAGE Research Methods Teaching: Find open access, ready-made presentation slides and class notes to facilitate your methods teaching now!
Developed by SAGE, the Nuffield Foundation, and the ESRC, with input from 17 Q Step Centres in the UK. Find inspiration and materials here!

Voices in a Pandemic: Listening to the Voices of Children in a Pandemic Through Arts-Based, Deep Mapping Methods Adapted for Online Delivery
This case study aims to explore younger children’s experiences of lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to inform their recovery and resilience to future social shocks. Get 30-day free access to SAGE Research Methods.

Conducting Research Six Feet Apart: The Feasibility of Transitioning Qualitative Research to Meet the Emerging Research Needs During a Pandemic
In this article, the authors utilize a feasibility framework to determine the viability of transitioning an ongoing qualitative research study focused on low-income, racial/ethnic minorities from in-person to online using video conferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Freed up from 13th June to 25th July).

Interview with Professor Roger Watt, instructor on the course Unlocking Statistics
SAGE Campus spoke to Professor Roger Watt, instructor on the new online course ‘Unlocking Statistics’. Read about his experience teaching statistics to social science students and his insights from the course.

Webinar catch up: "How to gamify cognitive tasks to increase participant engagement – A Gorilla Masterclass
Watch the latest Gorilla masterclass on creating games for research, and discover lots of tips and tricks to add narrative, playfulness, and visual interest to your studies.

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