Guiding Question:
What does the reader need to know to understand and trust my research?

Learning Objectives

• explain methodological decisions;

• distinguish methodology and methods where appropriate;

• describe context, participants, data generation, and analysis clearly;

• communicate ethical considerations;

• establish methodological transparency and rigor.

Mentor Reading

Furberg & Silseth (2022): Methodology/Methods section.

Topics

• Methodology and methods

• Research design

• Context

• Participants

• Data generation

• Analytical approaches

• Researcher positioning and reflexivity

• Research ethics

• Validity, reliability, credibility, trustworthiness, and rigor

• Methodological transparency

Workshop — Reading Methods as a Researcher

Identify:

What did the researchers do?

Why did they do it?

What information allows us to evaluate the study?

How is methodological credibility established?

Contrasting examples from qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, design-based, and participatory educational research will be considered.

Writing Studio Task — Methodology/Methods Draft

Draft the methodology and/or methods section appropriate to the research tradition and target journal.