Practical Considerations to Facilitate Data Collection Perhaps no other dimension of qualitative research work is associated with ambiguity, uncertainty, confusion, and complexity more than fieldwork. One way to regulate these issues—to support more predictable experiences in the course of a study—is to strengthen relationships associated with events in the field. On one side, faculty and […]
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Once you have received information about and contacted prospective participants, your attention turns to how to deal with the confidential and personal information that you have on record. Specifically, you need to address questions about who has access to data, how you store data, and how you manage stored data files. As a general rule, […]
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In addition to coursework, the work that students do outside of class can relate directly to dissertation research. In fact, a range of options may be available to students on and off campus to support dissertation work, including: Funded or sponsored faculty research generally supports graduate student dissertation research. Where faculty serve as a principal […]
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Whose story do you tell in a study? To whom does the story belong? How do you write a research story? These questions arise as you start a research project, especially in social and behavioral science research. Often overlooked, researchers may, at the outset, develop a study without considering the storytelling approach and their specific roles as […]
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