Read part 2 of an interview with Dr. Bagale Chilisa.
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Working Across Contexts: Practical Considerations of Doing Indigenist/Anti-Colonial Research
Although Indigenous scholars have been documenting Indigenous research methodologies, little has been written on the practical considerations of doing research across Indigenous/Settler contexts. Read this open access article as part of the Indigenous & Intercultural Research focus this month.
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Continue ReadingTransforming Indigenous / Non-Indigenous Research Partnerships: A Comic for Researchers
This February MethodSpace will focus on Indigenous and Intercultural Research. A Comic With a Message A cross-cultural group of researchers is developing a set of resources “to support Indigenous and non-indigenous researchers planning research collaborations to think about their methods, assumptions and behaviours.” Dr. Deborah McGregor, a panelist for the upcoming MethodSpace Live webinar, is […]
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Continue ReadingScience is Shifting Toward Collaboration. So Why Don’t We Teach More Collaboration?
The way that science is done is changing. More and more, research is conducted in collaborative teams, pulling together scientists from a variety of areas of experience and geographic locations. This is particularly true in environmental sciences, where the types of complex, multifaceted issues faced by society can only be addressed by bringing together researchers with multiple perspectives. Across a wide range of fields, there is evidence that multi-authored research is more highly cited, suggesting that this shift in the culture of science is producing novel and exciting results…
Categories: Research, Research Skills, Roles, Students, Supervising research, Teaching
Continue ReadingPeer Collaboration & Research
Research is not a solo operation. When thinking about researchers’ roles and related practices, it is hard to ignore the importance of collaboration. Yet collaborating with peers has its own challenges.
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Continue ReadingMetaphors for Thinking about Qualitative Researchers’ Roles
How do researchers’ roles vary in different kinds of qualitative studies?
Categories: Creative Methods, Data Collection, Design, MentorSpace, Mixed, Multimodal, Qualitative, Research, Research Skills, Roles, Uncategorised
Continue ReadingPassion about Research Process (not output!)
My hand trembled with nervousness and anticipation. It was the start of my student research project. My supervisor had talked me through how “by doing X we will learn more about Y” and I was excited to get started.
A decade later when I talk to my own students I sometimes catch myself using another way to frame our work: “if we do X, and it ‘works’, then perhaps we can get into prestigious journal Y”. This is poison for an inquiring mind…
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Continue ReadingWhat (social) Factors Make For an Innovative Researcher?
One might ask why researchers go to the effort of undertaking unconventional, path-breaking work? What makes some scientists more likely to engage in research that breaks from tradition, despite the risks? In our recent study, we considered two possible explanations. First, we thought that scholars affiliated with high-status demographic…
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Continue ReadingResearchers’ Roles: Studies and Recommendations
The focus for January is on researchers’ roles, including characteristics and skills critical to success. Read the whole series here. Researchers work within numerous disciplines and use varied methodologies and methods to study problems large and small. While there are many considerations for our specific fields of study, we also have common responsibilities when we take […]
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Continue ReadingTips for Faculty Who Mentor Students Who are Working Professionals
Working with adult students or new researchers on your project? These tips might help!
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