Independent researcher Dr. Helen Kara recently completed an important new book: Research Ethics in the Real World. She also co-edited a special issue on “New Directions in Qualitative Research Ethics” for the March 2017 International Journal of Social Research Methodology. She generously agreed to share this collection of open access ethics resources with Methodspace readers. You […]
Categories: Ethics, Open Access, Presenting, Research, Students, Tools and Resources
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Pointing students or mentees to articles that describe or exemplify research methods is part of the role we take as methods faculty or dissertation/thesis supervisors. Open access journals are useful when you don’t have a robust academic library. Here are some SAGE journals you can tap for readings, with a recent article from each.
Categories: Open Access, Research, Students, Supervising research, Teaching, Tools and Resources
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Quantitative researchers, including those who work with Big Data, think creatively. This collection of open access articles might give you some food for thought about your own research.
Categories: Big Data, Creative Methods, Focus Series, Open Access, Uncategorised
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Categories: Books, Dissemination, Getting published, Journals, Open Access, Professional Books, Uncategorised, Writing
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Learn about qualitative data analysis approaches for narrative and diary research in these open access articles.
Categories: Archival, Data Analysis, Diary, Focus Series, Open Access, Qualitative, Research, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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It is Open Access Week! When I decided to stop teaching last year, the biggest question on my mind was: what about library access? Luckily, my alma mater Cornell University offers alums digital access, but many fellow independent, freelance, or citizen scholars do not have that option. Open access resources are valuable to all of us, whether […]
Categories: Journals, Literature, Open Access, Research, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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Previous MethodSpace posts have explored the use of inquiry models and other methods that can help today’s students become tomorrow’s researchers. In October’s focus on Research for Social Good, we are looking at the importance of understanding diverse perspectives and conducting studies in ethical ways that respect participants. If you teach or are interested in […]
Categories: Focus Series, Open Access, Social Issues, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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Critical and creative thinking in the research context is a MethodSpace focus for September. Listed below are some relevant articles that invite us to explore critical thinking across disciplines. (Note: the original post contained some bad links, which are now corrected.) You can also find a Reading List on Critical and Creative Thinking on SAGE Research Methods. Use the comment […]
Categories: Creativity, Focus Series, Open Access, Research, Students, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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In this series of posts we are sharing resources and ideas presented at summer festivals. Can’t fly around the world to attend? No worries– MethodSpace readers can learn from the presentations and related resources made available online. Today we will pay a virtual visit to the 2018 International Conference on Social Media and Society was held in […]
Categories: Big Data, Methods Type, Mixed, Open Access, Qualitative, Quantitative, Research, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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MethodSpace is following and sharing news from the UN Bonn Climate Conference, now underway. We are particularly focused on the opportunities and implications for researchers and educators– and our students. To that end, we are interested in the upcoming launch of the Universities Network for Climate Change. This series of posts includes background information as well as live feeds from […]
Categories: Impact, Open Access, Research, Social Issues, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
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