1 The contribution of the NCRM website to debates in research methods 4 th ESRC Research Methods Festival St Catherine’s College, Oxford, 8 July 2010 Graham Crow, ESRC National Centre for Research Methods
2 EPrints items most popular in first half of 2010 Total number of views in the last 182 days: What is Grounded Theory?Kathy Charmaz 5495What is Grounded Theory? 2NCRM Methods Review Papers NCRM/001 Informed Consent in Social Research: A Literature ReviewVikki Charles, Graham Crow, Sue Heath, Rose Wiles 2853NCRM Methods Review Papers NCRM/001 Informed Consent in Social Research: A Literature Review 3Managing anonymity and confidentiality in social research: the case of visual data in Community researchGraham Crow, Rose Wiles 2549Managing anonymity and confidentiality in social research: the case of visual data in Community research 4A Typology of Research Methods Within the Social SciencesGabriele Beissel-Durrant 2453A Typology of Research Methods Within the Social Sciences 5Visual Ethics: Ethical Issues in Visual ResearchEmma Renold, Sally Holland, Katherine Davies, Andrew Clark, Anna Bagnoli, Jon Prosser, Rose Wiles 1781Visual Ethics: Ethical Issues in Visual Research
3 EPrints items most popular in first half of Mixed-method approaches to social network analysisGemma Edwards 1691Mixed-method approaches to social network analysis 7Introducing Visual MethodsAndrew Loxley, Jon Prosser 1389Introducing Visual Methods 8Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical reviewE Barnett-Page, J Thomas 1357Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review 9NCRM Methods Review Papers, NCRM/006. Geographically Weighted RegressionMartin Charlton, Stewart Fotheringham, Chris Brunsdon 1326NCRM Methods Review Papers, NCRM/006. Geographically Weighted Regression 10Exit-poll analysis and predictionStephen Fisher 1281Exit-poll analysis and prediction
4 EPrints items most popular in first half of Evaluating the impact of NCRM Training and Capacity Building ActivitiesNicholas Bardsley, Rose Wiles 244Evaluating the impact of NCRM Training and Capacity Building Activities 102Qualiti (NCRM) commissoned inquiry into the risk to well-being of researchers in Qualitative ResearchH Sampson, B Fincham, M Bloor 242Qualiti (NCRM) commissoned inquiry into the risk to well-being of researchers in Qualitative Research 103After the Ethical Approval Form: Ethical considerations of working in research teamsHazel Burke 242After the Ethical Approval Form: Ethical considerations of working in research teams 104What are Quantitative and Qualitative Research Anyway? DiscussionPertti Alasuutari 241What are Quantitative and Qualitative Research Anyway? Discussion 105Qualitative interviewingN. Fielding, H. Thomas 239Qualitative interviewing
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6 Monthly history for 2010 MonthUnique visitorsNumber of visitsPagesHitsBandwidth Jan GB Feb GB Mar GB Apr GB May GB Jun GB
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10 Downloads of Realities toolkits in past six months (To 16 June 2010) TitleAuthorRealities EprintsTotal Using interviewingLucy Gibson123 0 Transcribing your own dataHazel Burke, Lisa Jenkins and Victoria Higham Using participatory mapsNick Emmel Informed consent for imagesKatherine Davies Ethical considerations of working in research teamsHazel Burke Putting on an exhibition to disseminate your researchHazel Burke Using music elicitationNicola Allett Using participant-produced videoStewart Muir Doorknocking to recruit participantsKatherine Davies Total TitleAuthorRealities EprintsTotal Disciplined writingCarol Smart Six strategies for mixing methodsJennifer Mason Researching with visual imagesJon Prosser Music elicitationNicola Allett Visual Research Ethics at the CrossroadsJon Prosser, Andrew Clark, Rose Wiles Darker side of visual researchJon Prosser Anonymising research dataAndrew Clark Understanding communityAndrew Clark Combining data, enhancing explanationSarah Irwin Multi-method study assessing satisfactionJo Green et al Lone motherhoods in contextVanessa May Total Notes We get a "spike" in downloads from the Realities website just after publications are made available (because we publicise them!) Some toolkits are only published recently (transcribing TK in May, interviews TK on Tuesday!) so don't reflect full six months
11 Downloads of Realities working papers in past six months TitleAuthorRealities EprintsTotal Disciplined writingCarol Smart Six strategies for mixing methodsJennifer Mason Researching with visual imagesJon Prosser Music elicitationNicola Allett Visual Research Ethics at the CrossroadsJon Prosser, Andrew Clark, Rose Wiles Darker side of visual researchJon Prosser Anonymising research dataAndrew Clark Understanding communityAndrew Clark Combining data, enhancing explanationSarah Irwin Multi-method study assessing satisfactionJo Green et al Lone motherhoods in contextVanessa May Total Notes We get a "spike" in downloads from the Realities website just after publications are made available (because we publicise them!) Some toolkits are only published recently (transcribing TK in May, interviews TK on Tuesday!) so don't reflect full six months