In January, our focus was on research questions and ways qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods researchers think about research questions.

We focused on methodologies, the why of research, and methods, the how of research throughout the month of February.

SAGE author and Mentor-in-Residence, Dr. Cheryl Poth walks us through designing an ethical study.

Qualitative or quantitative methods that involve questioning, prompting, or working with participants to collect or generate data. Our Mentor-in-Residence for April was Dr. Zina O’Leary, author of SAGE’s new Doing Your Research Project textbook.

Our May focus was on different options researchers have when conducting a project using documents or datasets – whether directly interacting with participants or using Big Data. We explored these possibilities, while sorting extant data for online research into three categories; historical, contemporary and emergent.

In June’s Methods Minute we focused on researcher interviews, open-access and library resources about qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting data online.

This month’s series on has resources on the topics of analyzing words, images, media, numbers, and large datasets.

Including a video interview with our August Mentors-in-Residence and authors of SAGE’s new book, Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Research: After the interview.

September posts explore ways to teach and guide researchers at the data analysis stage of the research journey.

The last three months of the year are focused on reporting findings and sharing lessons learned.

Exploring the one goal all academic writers have in common — making progress.

In the digital age, researchers need to go a step further to find new readers and achieve impact. Methodspace will show you how to create engaging visual messages that stand out amidst the information overload.