Special Interest Group
Exploring research methodology to provide ethical, evidence-based research for implementation in educational contexts
This SIG provides a welcoming safe-space for researchers at all stages of their careers to explore and discuss methodological issues when involved, as participants, researchers and users, in educational research. In addition to traditional events (both in-person and on-line), the SIG encourages all its members to contribute to Â鶹ÒùÔº Blogs, Podcasts and the various publications. We have run special sections in Research Intelligence to encourage explorations of themes relevant to the SIG. We want to be seen as inclusive so reach out to our international members to provide them with opportunities to participate and interact.
Edge Hill University
Amanda is the Associate Head of School for ITE at Edge Hill University. She completed her doctoral study at the University of Oxford in 2023, focussing on building a rich understanding of how teachers experience transitions and revisions in their...
Lecturer at Ulster University
Erin Early is a Lecturer at the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University. Previously, she held a Sociology Lectureship at Queen’s University Belfast and a Research Fellowship at the Centre for Education Policy and...
In this series Dr Bukola Oyinloye, Convenor for the Â鶹ÒùÔº Research Methodologies SIG speaks to guests about novel and innovative research methodologies
What dilemmas have you encountered when making methodological decisions in your research? The Research Methodologies SIG invites members to join us for an informal Meet and Discuss session...
What if planning education research started with the people, not the method? Drawing on two recent research studies in medical education, I argue that when we choose methods that genuinely align...
Continue reading blog postHow do researchers make ethical decisions about sharing their work, and who gets to access the knowledge they produce? In this episode, we explore alternative approaches to publication and...
I began my doctoral research believing I understood neurodivergent navigation through higher education. Diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia at age 30, I had developed strategies over the past...
Continue reading blog postWhat does ethical research look like when there is no straightforward answer? Drawing on the real voices and experiences of researchers, Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research illustrates how...
Phenomenology offers a way of attending to learning as it is experienced by those living through it. Rather than beginning with outcomes or predefined categories, it asks a different kind of...
Continue reading blog postIntroduction: At first sight Conducting and interpreting complex sociological research can be difficult, even for seasoned researchers. Handling qualitative data is frequently a messy, iterative...
Continue reading blog postAcross education systems internationally, school leaders are increasingly required to use data to demonstrate improvement (Selwyn, 2019; Allen et al., 2018). Attendance, attainment, behaviour and...
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