A MethodSpace focus for March is on steps for reviewing literature to situate it in a research tradition. See the whole series here. We are parsing this definition of the literature review: “a systematic syntheses of previous work around a particular topic” and examining it piece by piece (Salkind, 2010, p. 726). This post offers resources […]
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Qualitative data analysis is a focus on MethodSpace for April. We’ll explore tried-and-true and emerging approaches with original posts, discussion of related books, and links to open access resources. Topics will include organizing and managing data, types of coding, using qualitative approaches to Big Data, and interpreting what you’ve found through all of these processes. […]
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A MethodSpace focus for March is on steps for reviewing literature to situate it in a research tradition. We are parsing this definition of the literature review: “a systematic syntheses of previous work around a particular topic” and examining it piece by piece (Salkind, 2010, p. 726). This post continues an exploration of the first keyword […]
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A MethodSpace focus for March is on steps for reviewing literature to situate it in a research tradition. We are using this definition of the literature review: “a systematic syntheses of previous work around a particular topic” (Salkind, 2010, p. 726) . System or chaos? The first key word in Salkind’s definition is system. Let’s […]
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MethodSpace focus for March: reviewing literature to situate it in a research tradition.
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Reviewing the literature is an ongoing process for scholars, academic writers, and graduate students. We need to discover the seminal thinkers and keep up with the emerging developments in our respective disciplines and fields of study. But that isn’t enough! We also need to review the methods literature. This is a March focus on SAGE […]
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Let’s say goodbye to February with a recap of this series of posts focused on five SAGE Research Methods Cases. The cases are open access through the end of March. If the links have expired you can access them through with a 30-day free trial of the Cases platform, using your academic email address. Research cases are […]
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Analyzing Qualitative Data with Atlas.ti This research case explains how the software program, Atlas.ti, was used to analyze data collected by 50 professionals from six different health and human service professions. These researchers conducted both mono-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary focus groups, which yielded extensive discussion transcripts. Additional datasets, notes, and records were also analyzed. Read the […]
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Five SAGE Research Cases were featured in a series of posts on the topic of collaboration. In a new series of posts we revisit these cases to explore the research designs and approaches used to conduct each respective study. The cases are open access until the end of February, 2019. If the links have expired you can access them […]
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Five SAGE Research Cases were featured in a series of posts on the topic of collaboration. In this series of posts we will revisit these cases and explore the research designs and approaches used to conduct each respective study. The cases are open access until the end of February, 2019. If the links have expired you can access […]
Categories: Data Collection, Ethics, Focus Series, Qualitative, Research Cases, Research Skills, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised, Visual Maps
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