Focusing on skills and collaborations, the SAGE Ocean initiative has just launched a service focused on helping social scientists gain new skills while also working with computational researchers they haven’t collaborated with previously. SAGE Advice connects you, the researcher, with a data science expert with the right technical expertise. Via a 30- or 60-minute online video […]
Categories: Big Data, Opportunities, SAGE Posts
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The long-awaited eighth edition of Evaluation: A Systematic Approach is now available. To learn more about the thinking behind this respected text and how it can be used, I conducted a written interview with co-author Dr. Mark Lipsey. Learn more about the book and access instructional resources, sample chapters, and an Evaluation Tips poster. JS Given […]
Categories: Evaluation, Impact, Research, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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A little over a week ago, I posted a blog celebrating 39 women in computational social science. We knew there would be so many more amazing researchers to add, and the social science community duly delivered, suggesting plenty of women that should also be celebrated. Therefore, rather fittingly on #AdaLovelaceDay we have published an updated […]
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Research for Social Good is a MethodSpace focus for October. Throughout the month you’ve seen posts about researchers’ and writers’ efforts in a variety of contexts. Most had to step out of their proverbial comfort zones to carry out their studies. Collaboration is often necessary when we are studying (or supporting) social change efforts. Most types of field […]
Categories: Focus Series, Research, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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Academic Writing Month is a focus for SAGE MethodSpace in November. The theme for AcWriMo 2018 is: Creating a Holistic Publication Strategy. Writing alone is not adequate in today’s visually-oriented and media-saturated world. During AcWriMo we will explore the various ways academics communicate to share ideas and disseminate their research. We will take a holistic […]
Categories: ACWRIMO, Focus Series, Presenting, Research, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Writing
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Research for Social Good is a MethodSpace focus for October. We are delving into this broad topic with guest posts, interviews, and links to articles or instructional resources. This guest post is by independent scholar, author, and consultant, Dr. Kristine D. Jones-Pasley. The Challenges and Opportunities of an Inclusion Study When I started my doctoral program, I knew that I […]
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Stephanie Evergreen will be the guest of a Twitter chat ‘ask me anything [about data viz]’ on Wednesday, November 14th at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. PST. Submit a question using the hashtag #sageXevergreen . A handout is a short, condensed version of all the key points, URLs, and references mentioned in the slideshow. It may even […]
Categories: MentorSpace, Presenting, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources
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Research for Social Good is a MethodSpace focus for October. We are delving into this broad topic with guest posts, interviews, and links to articles or instructional resources. This guest post is an interview with Dr. Donald Dunn, author of Designing Ethical Workplaces: The Moldable Model, part of the Principles of Responsible Management Education Collection. JS This series of posts includes […]
Categories: Books, Careers, Ethics, Focus Series, Research, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised, Writing
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Previous MethodSpace posts have explored the use of inquiry models and other methods that can help today’s students become tomorrow’s researchers. In October’s focus on Research for Social Good, we are looking at the importance of understanding diverse perspectives and conducting studies in ethical ways that respect participants. If you teach or are interested in […]
Categories: Focus Series, Open Access, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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Research for Social Good is a MethodSpace focus for October. We are delving into this broad topic with guest posts, interviews, and links to articles or instructional resources. This guest post is by Dr. Ruth Weatherall. After reading her article, “Writing the doctoral thesis differently,” I asked Ruth to tell us more. The article is available open access […]
Categories: Focus Series, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Thesis-Dissertation, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised, Writing
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Research for Social Good is a MethodSpace focus for October. We will dig into this broad topic with guest posts, interviews, and links to articles or instructional resources. What does academic writing for social good mean? Find food for thought and open access examples on two related posts. Academic Writers Tackle Social Issues is on the Textbook and Academic Authors […]
Categories: Focus Series, Getting published, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Writing
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