As 2019 draws to a close, we’re highlighting relevant open access articles that attracted readers’ attentions this year. Learn what interested Big Data & Society readers.
Categories: Big Data, Journals, Open Access, Research
Continue Reading2019 Hits: Methodological Innovations
As we close out 2019 on SAGE MethodSpace, let’s look at some of the most read and cited open access posts. In this post, find sources from Methodological Innovations.
Categories: Journals, Open Access, Research, Uncategorised
Continue ReadingWant to Generate Impact? Get Creative.
… For researchers, this matters more than one thinks because funders are increasingly looking for a real return on their research dollars, euros and pounds. For example, the Ford Foundation, the second largest in the US, expects grantees to “achieve the greatest possible impact”; EU Horizon 2020 Proof of Concept grant applicants must outline the economic and/or societal impact expected from the project; and the UK’s REF, in assessing applications, gives a 25 percent weighting to the ‘reach and significance’ of impact. But what is impact and how can you generate it?
Categories: Impact, Research, Tools and Resources
Continue ReadingPhD Students Should Prepare for Careers Outside Academia
Those who do finish their PhDs face a highly competitive academic employment market, as the number of annual PhD graduates exceeds the number of available academic openings in all but a few specialized areas of study. Universities are increasingly aware of this imbalance. But their responses are slow and uneven. Our research helps to explain why, and we argue that PhD students must take their own initiative to prepare for diverse career outcomes.
Categories: Careers, Impact, Practice, Social Issues, Supervising research, Teaching
Continue Reading2019 Hits: Popular Research Articles
Let’s look at some of the research articles readers found interesting in 2019!
Categories: Journals, Literature, Open Access, Research
Continue ReadingWhy did we write Research Design and Methods An Applied Guide for the Scholar-Practitioner?
Research and practice are the focus for December on SAGE MethodSpace, with featured posts from our Mentors in Residence, the co-editors of Research Design and Methods: An Applied Guide for the Scholar-Practitioner. Find the unfolding series of posts through this link. Enter the code SAGE2019 for a discount on your book purchase. Why was this book so important […]
Categories: Careers, MentorSpace, Practice, Research, Students, Supervising research, Teaching, Uncategorised, Writing
Continue ReadingWhy is research dissemination important for scholar-practitioners?
Research dissemination is essential if you want others to learn about and use your findings.
Categories: Careers, Getting published, MentorSpace, Practice, Presenting, Uncategorised, Writing
Continue ReadingHow do Scholar-Practitioners Manage Boundaries Between Theory and Practice?
In many fields across the social, natural, formal, and applied sciences, the relationship between theory and practice has been a matter of great debate. An increasing number of contributions either lament the “gaps” between academic research and societal practice or use tools to demonstrate the “bridges” between them. This tendency has shaped a debate that runs in circles, and lacks…
Categories: Impact, Practice, Research, Tools and Resources
Continue ReadingFocus Series for 2020
We are excited about the 2020 Focus series on MethodSpace!
Categories: Focus Series, MentorSpace, Presenting, Research, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised, Writing
Continue ReadingResearch Skills that Adult Students/Scholar-Practitioners Need
Doctoral students who are also working professionals design research “on the job.”
Categories: Careers, MentorSpace, Practice, Proposals, Research, Research Skills, Students, Supervising research, Teaching
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