Guest contributors Ravitch and Ciluffo write about ways to think about “knowing” as frameworks for both oppression and liberation.
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Collect Data from Participants
Find all the April 2021 posts about collecting data from participants.
Categories: Creative Methods, Cross-Cut and Collections, Data Collection, Online Research, Research, Research Design, Research Methods, Research Roles, Research Skills, Theory
Continue ReadingTheoretical Windows and Conceptual Mirrors: Using Theoretical Frameworks to arm your Conceptual Framework (Part 3)
This post, third in a series, bridges theory and the practice of research.
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Continue ReadingSociocultural Frameworks as a Humanizing Research Tool (Part 2)
Read part 2 of the post by William Thomas!
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Continue ReadingGrounded Theory
Learn about grounded theory methodologies.
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Continue ReadingTheory & Research Design: Recap
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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Continue ReadingBasics of Theory: A Brief, Plain Language, Introduction
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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Continue ReadingFrom Individualism to Collective Truth-listening: Transformative Listening in a Time of COVID-19
Dr, Ravitch reflects on listening and learning, and meanings for social research.
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Continue ReadingTheory and Research Design
Thinking about theory and research design? See this collection of open access articles!
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Continue ReadingTheorizing
Find articles about theorizing in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods that you can freely access through the provided links.
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Continue ReadingSpace between Stimulus and Response: Creating Critical Research Paradises
What happens between the researcher’s question or prompt, and the participant’s answer? Read Sharon Ravitch’s thoughtful post!
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Continue ReadingQualitative Methodologies: Equity & Local Knowledges
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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