[1500 Words; 8 Minute Read] In this post, we focus on the importance of methods to aid international ‘real world’ research. Natural sciences often place
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[1500 Words; 8 Minute Read] In this post, we focus on the importance of methods to aid international ‘real world’ research. Natural sciences often place
Read MoreHow do we do international research?: Some Methods in studying ‘Real World’ phenomena
[800 Words; 5 Minute Read] Research methodology often incorporates case studies, and it is important to outline case study epistemological merits and limitations. Firstly, the
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This data visualisation talk is really good Especially the interesting budget visualisation, demonstrating the enormous relative impact of the GFC
Software to help with referencing is a good way to build up and manage your own dataset of articles. Here are a couple of good
When using online survey methods, two useful software products are Qualtrics and Survey Monkey. Basic techniques for analysing the findings are also available in the
‘Research’ is a term that covers a multitude of activities, but in one way or another they are all about finding things out. At one
Important text from the 20th century that unpicks earlier pure logic work, to identify the complexity of language that form the basis of most philosophical
Read MoreInfluential books #88 Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Accessible methods textbook that has stood the test of time.
Set over four books, this leading text of the enlightenment covers nurture, experience/reflection, language, and the limits of knowledge.
Postmodern thinking on taxonomies, in that structures are set within the parameters of their own historical epistemological norms such as scientific discourse. Subtitled the ‘Archaeology
Read MoreInfluential books #75 The order of things by Michel Foucault