Thoughts on Ethics and online research and the British Sociological Assocation’s Statement I’ve been working through the British Sociological Association’s statement in more detail and produced this summary diagram of what I think are the key points. Online research presents particular problems for researchers. There are some contexts that become really quite complex ethically, involving …
Rebecca Ferguson is an Associate Lecturer in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University and is my tutor on the D845 Research methods dissertation course. You can read more about Rebecca and her variety of research interests at https://r3beccaf.wordpress.com/
Starting out on the MRes The first tasks on the MRes are Literature Review and writing the research proposal. I’ve been reading the book, Doing your research project by Judith Bell and summarise below the different functions that a literature review may have: To gain knowledge about the subject area and to find out about …
Checklists and Questions to consider for Achieving your Doctorate in Education I’ve been reading an excellent book called Achieving your doctorate in education by Hilary Burgess, Sandy Sieminski and Lore Arthur. Even though the book title is for a doctorate in education, I think this book is extremely relevant for all researchers. The book contains …
An exploratory study into the experiences of technology enhanced learning at Key Stage 3 in England by children unable to attend school due to illness or due to exclusion One of the first tasks is to write the research proposal. Here’s how mine is shaping up. I’m sure it will change a lot from this …
Today I start the Open University Course “Research Methods Disseratation in Social Sciences” (Course Code D845); which is the final course to complete an MSc in Research Methods for Educational Technology (Code F22). This is in preparation for the start of a PhD. I will be using this blog to track my journey and share …