Writing Across Qualitative Research
by Maria Lahman, Ph.D. and Tyler Kincaid Ph.D., panelists for the How to Do Research and Get Published webinar, “How to write a paper: Qualitative methodology” share their insights.
Units of Analysis and Methodologies for Qualitative Studies
Learn about connecting the unit of analysis with the qualitative methodology.
Teach Methods for Qualitative Data Collection
Looking for instructional materials you can use or adapt? These open-access and library resources can be used to learn new qualitative research skills, or to share with students.
Graphical Vignettes for Studying Sensitive Issues
In this interview Daria Khanolainen explains how she used graphic vignettes to study school bullying, and the usefulness of this approach for studying sensitive issues.
How telling one person’s story can represent the voices of many
Marta Eichsteller offers tips for using and writing about biographical methods.
Bridging Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
If you are a researcher accustomed to quantitative methods, listen to Dr. Helen Kara’s discussion about the importance of understanding qualitative research basics.
Case Study Methods and Examples
What is case study methodology? It is unique given one characteristic: case studies draw from more than one data source. In this post find definitions and a collection of multidisciplinary examples.
Qualitative Methodologies: Phenomenology
In this part of our phases of research series, we look at how Phenomenology (the reflective study of pre-reflective or lived experience) can be applied and can carry quite different meanings depending on theoretical and practical contexts.
Adapting your qualitative methods course for online learning
There’s a lot of uncertainty about how higher education will be taught in the age of COVID-19. How should professors and instructors of qualitative methods courses re-think their curriculums for online classrooms or cohorts? How can students conduct observations if they’re sheltered at home? How will students work in teams to analyze data if they’re distributed across the world? Here are some tips for alternative data collection methods, and collaborative tools for remote analysis.
Moving your behavioral research online
COVID-19 has affected research all over the world. With universities closing their campuses and governments issuing restrictions on social gatherings, behavioral research in the lab has ground to a halt. This situation is urgent. Ongoing studies have been disrupted and upcoming studies cannot begin until they are adapted to the new reality. At Volunteer Science, we’re helping researchers around the world navigate these changes. In this post, I’ll condense the most important recommendations we’re giving to researchers for translating their studies into an online format and recruiting virtual participants.