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Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...research methodology is the approach you will take to guide your research process and explain why you use particular methods. This article explains more...One of the things your proposal needs to demonstrate is that your project is feasible. Start by specifying the physical or digital context of your research. For example, is it in a classroom, lab, health, social care...
Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...research degree is the highest academic qualification that a student can achieve. The guidance provided in these articles will help you apply for one of the two main types of research degree offered by The Open University...A traditional PhD, a Doctor of Philosophy, usually studied full-time, prepares candidates for a career in Higher Education. A Professional Doctorate...
Research on young people with melanoma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Research on young people with melanoma

...research on young people and melanoma (skin cancer)...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. The lives of young people matter; their experiences matter; their futures matter and their significant others matter. Below are two short podcasts. The first one explores challenges in ethical approval for the Teenage and Young...
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...research, obedience and ethics, you will learn about the importance of ethics in research that is undertaken by psychologists. You will read about the famous study on obedience conducted by Stanley Milgram, and watch two psychologists talk about their research with meerkats and chimpanzees...In this free course, Psychological research, obedience and ethics, you will learn...
The Children's Research Centre Hub
Education & Development

The Children's Research Centre Hub

The Open University's Children's Research Centre enables participation by children and young people - this collection of FREE resources explores some of their important work. ...The Children's Research Centre is all about research with about and led by children and young people. Find out more in our FREE resources below...
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...research in finance? What do they involve in practical terms, and what they can produce? This free course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, explores the underpinning methodologies, then looks at how research data are produced and how they are analysed. The course also includes case study interviews with active researchers and activities to help you...
Researching Professional Development Framework
Education & Development

Researching Professional Development Framework

...Researching Professional Development Framework interactive tool, designed to support your development on the Professional Doctorate programmes...The framework consists of three overarching themes broken down into a further nine development areas to encourage you to: think about your ongoing development as a researching professional identify actions to support your...
The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...Research (PAR), as part of a community mental health resilience study, enabled a group of women in Guyana to address the violent and abusive domestic environments facing them. They had left their homes and communities to live in a sheltered domestic violence refuge with their children. Drawing pictures, reciting poems, and writing stories about those traumatic experiences...