Interviews on Videoconference Platforms
There are lots of questions to consider when using videoconference platforms for scholarly interviews.
Collect Data on Social Media
From the moment social media platforms began to welcome user-generated content, researchers have looked for ways to study it. Learn more with open-access articles about social media platforms.
Design and Data Collection with Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby
Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby, co-authors of the book Research Design: Why Thinking About Design Matters, discuss how to make decisions about what qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods data to collect and how to do so. This post is the third of a three-part series of posts that feature ten author interviews.
Slow Ontology 2.0 as Inspiration for Methodological Approaches
What if we didn’t have to go fast to do our academic work and research? What if we could embrace the spaces and places around us to slow down? What could that mean for us personally, professionally, and in how we relate to social justice and ecological issues?
Design and Methodology with Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby
Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby, co-authors of the book Research Design: Why Thinking About Design Matters, discuss how to make decisions about methodology in this collection of video interviews. This post is the second of a three-part series of posts that feature ten author interviews.
Research in Education and Psychology: Focusing on Root Causes and Increased Justice
Chart research directions that take you to the roots of the problem. Learn more in this guest post from Dr. Donna Mertens.
Thinking About Research Design with Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby
We need to think about research before we design and conduct it.
Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby, co-authors of the book Research Design: Why Thinking About Design Matters, discuss the first three chapters in these video interviews:
Chapter 1 – Research Design: What You Need to Think About and Why
Chapter 2 – Ethical Issues in Research Design
Chapter 3 – Developing Your Research Questions
Methods Literature as Part of a Review
The process for researching literature on research methods is somewhat different from the process used for researching literature about the topic, problem, or questions. What should we keep in mind when selecting methods literature?
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: An Emerging Tool in Research
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) enables researchers to model and estimate complex cause-effects relationship models
Topics, problems, and methodologies
How do researchers make design decisions about the methodology and methods?
What are the principal preoccupations of researchers employing qualitative methodologies?
In-depth comprehension and interpretation of social events, human experiences, and behaviours are often the main goals of qualitative researchers. Learn about the primary concerns of qualitative researchers in this guest post by Pinaki Burman.
Research Road Mapping
Research can often feel like an overwhelming process. If you are a novice researcher, there can be a lot of new terminology to learn too. This is where research road mapping can help!
Studying Difficult Topics with Netnography
These difficult times present challenges for researchers. Find five original posts by Robert Kozinets about using Netnography to study sensitive topics.
Research Stages: A 2023 Recap
Looking back at 2023, find all posts here!
We explored stages of a research project, from concept to publication. In each quarter we focused on one part of the process. In this recap for the year you will find original guest posts, interviews, curated collections of open-access resources, recordings from webinars or roundtable discussions, and instructional resources.
Methods Film Fest: Researchers Share Insights
Methods Film Fest!
We can read what they write, but what do researchers say? What are they thinking about, what are they exploring, what insights do they share about methodologies, methods, and approaches? In 2023 Methodspace produced 32 videos, and you can find them all in this post!
Who identifies research problems?
Let’s begin this quarter’s exploration of research design by thinking about the research problem or topic. Who decides what to study?
Philosophy of science and doctoral research design: The case of the Idea Puzzle software.
Learn how to design and defend your PhD research with the Idea Puzzle software from Ricardo Morais.
What is randomness?
Dr. Stephen Gorard defines and explains randomness in a research context.
Creative ways to teach from Dr. Gorard
Have you seen Dr. Gorard use card tricks to teach research methods? Watch this video!
Digital Inequalities and the Online Researcher
Some of us feel that technology is everywhere, but that is not the case for everyone. Inequalities persist. What do these disparities mean for researchers?