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Do Better Research Suzanne Albary
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Welcome to Do Better Research, a learning-focused podcast about research methods. My name is Dr Suzanne Albary, and I’ll be guiding you through research methods to become a better researcher, both for academic study and professional practice. Listen to four seasons of interviews with active researchers from all sorts of disciplines to hear how they use certain methods, what methodologies work for them, and their top tips for doing better research.
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Do Better Research S4 E5: Collaborative Research & Using Ethnodrama
In the final episode of Season 4, I am speaking with two great researchers, Dr Natalia Balyasnikova, and Spring Gillard, about their work on collaborative research projects. This conversation offers researchers an insight into how to build relationships for collaborative research. We also speak about their use of ethnodrama as a method for doing and conveying research ideas, and more generally about the opportunities that creative research methods offer.
You can discover more about the UBC Learning Exchange here: http://www.learningexchange.ubc.ca
And you can find out more about the Natalia's work and research experience here: https://edu.yorku.ca/edu-profiles/index.php?mid=1901107
Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE): https://www.casae-aceea.ca/
David Diamond’s Theatre for Living: https://theatreforliving.com/
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Do Better Research S4 E4.3: Networking and conferences
This is the final of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas.
In this third and final episode, we cover:
The usefulness of conferences
The role of the researcher in research and vulnerability
Kaja received her PhD studentship through the 'Open Graves, Open Minds' research project (@OGOMProject): https://www.opengravesopenminds.com/
Her latest research project is 'Macabre Danse' (@dansegothic) which looks at #BalletGothic. Founded by Dr Karen Graham (@kar_took) and Kate Harvey (@harveygothick).
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Do Better Research S4 E4.2: Developing a methodology
This is the second of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas.
In this second episode, we cover:
Developing a methodology
Intersectionality of research areas
Managing the supervisory relationship
Kaja received her PhD studentship through the 'Open Graves, Open Minds' research project (@OGOMProject): https://www.opengravesopenminds.com/
Her latest research project is 'Macabre Danse' (@dansegothic) which looks at #BalletGothic. Founded by Dr Karen Graham (@kar_took) and Kate Harvey (@harveygothick).
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Do Better Research S4 E4.1: What it's like to *do* research
This is the first of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas.
In this first episode, we cover:
The research process, the importance of space and 'thinking time'
Fear as part of research, and pushing yourself as a researcher
Kaja received her PhD studentship through the 'Open Graves, Open Minds' research project (@OGOMProject): https://www.opengravesopenminds.com/
Her latest research project is 'Macabre Danse' (@dansegothic) which looks at #BalletGothic. Founded by Dr Karen Graham (@kar_took) and Kate Harvey (@harveygothick).
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Do Better Research S4 E3: Online Methods
In this episode, I'm talking with free-range scholar and methodologist, Dr Janet Salmons (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsalmons/) about using online methods to conduct research. We dig into considerations for how to use online methods, design, creativity, as well as the ethics of using these methods. Janet offers some excellent guidance and questions to think about when designing research - both for online and in-person methods. You can find her book, Doing Qualitative Research Online, from Sage Publishing.
You can also find Janet's work on https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/janet-salmons-0. Use the code MSPACEQ422 for a 20% discount on SAGE research methods books, valid until December 31, 2022.
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Do Better Research S4 E2: Decolonising Research Methods
In this, the second episode of Season 4, I talk to Sara de Sousa (https://twitter.com/sarag5), Student Success Lead at Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire. Her work and research is on understanding and reducing the awarding gap between Black and Global Majority students, and white students, and increase retention and progression across the student demographic. We talk about undertaking using creative methods, decolonising research, and the importance of self-awareness and reflexivity in qualitative research.
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