Use Research Cases to Teach Methods for Large-Scale Data Analysis
Use research cases as the basis for individual or team activities that build skills.
Academic Writing: From Global Authors to Global Readers
Safary Wa-Mbaleka, Arceli Rosario, and Anna Cohen Miller discussed opportunities and challenges for global researchers and academic writers in this roundtable discussion.
A Case for Teaching Methods
Find an 10-step process for using research cases to teach methods with learning activities for individual students, teams, or small groups. (Or use the approach yourself!)
Qualitative Research: From Design to Publication
Dr. Linda Bloomberg offers four presentations about qualitative research approaches at each stage of the process.
Managing and Writing the Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation
Dr. Linda Bloomberg offers detailed suggestions for getting organized and starting a dissertation or thesis.
AcWriMo 2023: More than a Month!
In 2023 academic writers have more than the usual number of issues to contend with, so we will tackle writing, presenting, and disseminating research for three months! From October through December, find posts, interviews, curated collections of open-access resources, and webinars!
Teaching and learning quantitative research methods in the social sciences
Instructional tips for teaching quantitative data analysis.
Confident assessment in research-oriented classes, Part 2
Tips on grading and marking to make it relevant and useful for students’ future research.
Confident assessment in research-oriented classes, Part 1
Tips on assessing a course to make it relevant and useful for students’ future research.
Creative ways to teach from Dr. Gorard
Have you seen Dr. Gorard use card tricks to teach research methods? Watch this video!
Teaching and Learning Excel for Data Analysis
Don’t have funds for data analysis software? Use Excel! Learn how in this interview with Charlotte Brookfield.
Teaching data analysis? Practical resources for new researchers
What does it all mean? Analysis and interpretation of data are difficult practices to learn. These open-access articles from SAGE journals offer practical how-to steps for new researchers.
Analytic Methods: How to Choose Ways of Analyzing Your Data
How do you ensure that your analytic strategy fits the qualitative methodology and methods selected for the study? Watch this recorded presentation and learn from the explanations offered by Dr. Linda Bloomberg and Dr. Janet Boberg.
Teaching Students Quants is Hard Enough and Now I Have to Do It on MS Teams!
Professor Julie Scott Jones discusses lessons learned from teaching quantitative research methods online.
Norman Denzin, 1941-2023: The Father Of Qualitative Research
Learn about the father of qualitative research, who passed away recently.
Qual Data Analysis with Software
Qualitative researchers often collect large quantities of data that can include visuals or media, audio files or notes from interviews, text or artifacts. Some rely on software to organize, manage, and code data. This use of technology is described as CAQDAS, Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS. Find resources about how to use CAQDAS in this post.
Promoting social justice in qualitative research and empowering early career researchers
Experienced global researchers Safary Wa-Mbaleka and Anna Cohen Miller discuss social justice and qualitative research.
Making Statistics Accessible and Relevant in Politics and IR
After 20 years of teaching research and quantitative methods to students in Political Science in the US, UK, and the EU, Dr. Loveless has developed a teaching method that has resulted in greater student success in statistics in each passing year
Critical and Creative Thinking in Research: Posts and Resources
Researchers need to dig deeply, think broadly, and use what they learn to create new paths for understanding and addressing problems. Find a variety of perspectives and open-access resources in this collection.
Teaching Statistical Analysis? Open-Access Resources about Regression Analysis
Find open-access instructional materials and articles about teaching how to use regression analysis methods.