What is a "holistic publication strategy"?
Think about your own big picture, and how to paint it. There are many options for sharing ideas and disseminating findings. What will work for you, based on the nature of your research, your findings, and your career goals?
Units of Analysis and Methodologies for Qualitative Studies
Learn about connecting the unit of analysis with the qualitative methodology.
Continue to Learn Methods
What kinds of learning opportunities do organizations and companies in the research field offer? What pedagogical approaches are used, what works best, why?
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.
Discovering ACEP: Use R for Content Analysis in Spanish
ACEP is an R package designed specifically for content analysis in Spanish. Learn about it and download the package.
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.
Epistemological Questions in Indigenous Research
Read this collection of multidisciplinary articles to explore epistemological questions in Indigenous research.
DO, don't just quote, this MLK Day
This year we need to honor Martin Luther King's legacy with both reflection and action! In this post, find links to lots of original source materials, including documents and recordings.
Revive an Old Writing Project, or Let It Die?
Look candidly at your unfinished project. Is it a stepping stone, and completion will be allow you to move ahead? Or is it an obstacle that prevents you from moving forward? Find ideas to help you determine whether to revive that piece of writing or let it go.
Create a Research Agenda and Personal Academic Brand: Webinar and Q & A Part 2
You asked about how to develop your academic identity and build your career at a recent webinar. Find responses here.
Keeping Writing Projects Alive
Have a writing project that is languishing? Find practical tips for keeping it alive!
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!
6 Ways to Teach and Learn Methods with Videos
How can we teach and learn research methods and academic writing skills using videos? Find 6 ways to use videos with students or to delve more deeply and build your own skills. Make sure to check out Methodspace videos freely available on YouTube.
Finding Researchable Problems
Find suggestions for navigating the problem formulation stage that precedes research design in social science research.
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?
Research about meaningful work
Thinking about new beginnings in a new year? Perhaps it is a time to think abut what makes work meaningful to you, and how those priorities influence career choices. Reflect on these open-access readings about meaningful work.
12 months of research resources + 12 interactive webinars = 2024 on Sage Research Methods Community
2024 on Sage Methodspace = 12 months of Research Resources and 12 interactive webinars! Learn about the year ahead and register now to join the webinar series.
The stories we tell ourselves to get unstuck
Michelle Boyd answers a question about taking small steps to make progress on a large writing project.