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How to write about research methods
No full textThis video introduces students and researchers to the basics of how to write about research methods in the social sciences.
Patrick Brindle looks at the task in practical terms and examines the different writing challenges that face PhD students writing a methodology chapter, researchers writing a methods section in a research paper or writing a methodological article, and academics writing methods books.
The full online resource, with supporting materials and further reading, is available on the NCRM website:https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/writing_about_research_methods
From Measurement Model to Structural Model
No full textProfessor Patrick Sturgis in the sixth (of six) part of the ‘Structural Equation Modelling (SEM): What it is and what it isn't’ online course. This video is part of the online learning resources from the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM). To access all videos and the supporting materials (presentation slides, datasets, recommended reading, links to related publications and resources) visit https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/SEM2016
Understanding poverty using visual participatory methods: can it work?
No full textActively engaging study participants in research to give them a voice is a method that has grown in popularity in recent years. But does this approach really give people a voice and if so how? In his research project "Do Participatory Visual Methods Give 'Voice'?" Dr Daniel McCulloch from the Open University investigates participatory visual methods to see if they can shine a light on how best to help people in poverty
Critical silence in social media research
No full textRepurposing social media for social research? Questions after the fake news debacle. A symposium on the future of research with social media. Dr Sarah Lewthwaite, University of Southampton. The symposium was supported by the National Centre for Research Methods. The event took place at the University of Southampton, 22.3.2018 https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=820
Meeting the challenge of diversity among learners: Findings from the Pedagogy of Methodological Learning study
Get PDFTeachers/trainers face the challenge of building competence with research methods. This presentation examines the ways in which methods teachers meet challenges associated with diversity among learners. The findings are drawn from a three-year multiple method ESRC NCRM study
