Methods Minute Newsletter April 2022
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.
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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.
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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. |
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Methods Minute Newsletter March 2022
As researchers, how can we be sensitive when interacting with traumatized participants or find appropriate and reliable sources of data? In this March 2022 series, Methodspace offers practical suggestions from experienced researchers.
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Meet our Mentor-in-Residence, Dr. Sharon Ravitch, Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, and author of Qualitative Research: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological. To bring in the voices of emerging researchers, she is generating a series of posts in collaboration with a diverse group of current and former students. Dr. Nathan Durdella, author of the new Conducting Research with Human Participants, will discuss issues for researchers who study vulnerable populations and need approval from an IRB or ethics board. Dr. Ravitch had a conversation with Janet last year about multimodal qualitative research with a focus on visual methods. |
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Visit the book webpages above to read free chapters or request a review copy! |
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Methods Minute Newsletter February 2022
In this February 2022 series, Methodspace explores how to cross disciplinary boundaries and think like designers to conduct relevant and innovative research.
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Meet our Mentor-in-Residence, Gjoko Muratovski, an award-winning designer, researcher and innovation consultant working with a wide range of universities and author of Research for Designers. In an interview with Janet, Gjoko will encourage us to think like designers, and cross disciplines as needed to develop innovative approaches. |
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Visit the book webpages above to read free chapters or request a review copy! |
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SAGE Methods Minute January 2022
In this month series, the focus was on Research<>Relevance. What critical problems merit study? Who decides? These overarching questions guided original posts, interviews and webinars on a range of topics.
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When we want to gain a larger view, we might venture into the literature of a new methodology or discipline. How do we understand new areas of scholarship? We need to be able to evaluate research. Our Mentors-in-Residence, Francis Dane, and Elliot Carhart, co-authors of a new edition of Evaluating Research: Methodology for People Who Need to Read Research will explore these questions and discuss how to evaluate research. |
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Visit the book webpages above to read free chapters or request a review copy! |
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