Dr. Sharon Ravitch was our March 2020 Mentor-in-Residence, and what a month it was! We started out thinking that our focus would be on theory and research design, with a well-deserved feature on the new edition of the new edition of Qualitative Research: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological. However, the world had other plans! […]
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Throughout March we have explored research design, with a focus on theory and conceptual frameworks. Find the unfolding series here. Bernadette Wright and Steve Wallis, co-authors of Practical Mapping for Applied Research and Program Evaluation, were previous Mentors-in-residence. See their previous posts using this link. Why worry about theory? In 1976, (yes, a few decades ago) the band […]
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Dr, Ravitch reflects on listening and learning, and meanings for social research.
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The steps you take to prepare for a videoconference will make the difference an engaging or a frustrating experience.
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Learn about using qualitative data visualization in visual storytelling.
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Throughout March we will explore research design, with a focus on theory and conceptual frameworks. Find the unfolding series here. This post is from this month’s Mentor in Residence, Sharon Ravitch. Qualitative research design is, most basically, the way that you, as a researcher, articulate, plan for, and set up the doing of your study. Research […]
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What happens between the researcher’s question or prompt, and the participant’s answer? Read Sharon Ravitch’s thoughtful post!
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Plan ahead! Register for the next MethodSpace Live webinar on Mixed Methods!
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March is Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. The International Women’s Day theme for this year is #PressforProgress. Progress for women is a long-range global commitment laid out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. While gender issues pervade all 17 goals, Goal 5 specifically points to the need to achieve gender equality […]
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Throughout March we will explore research design, with a focus on theory and conceptual frameworks. Find the unfolding series here. This post is from this month’s Mentor in Residence, Sharon Ravitch. She segues from our February focus on Indigenous methods into a discussion of practical design steps for researchers who want to approach their work with […]
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