Qualitative Research - Getting Started - Qualitative Research Methods & Tools - Research Guides at University of New Mexico

Coding

QDA software like NVIVO helps you to organize and code your data. If you are not familiar with coding, watch this short tutorial, Coding Your Data, for an overview and consider doing more reading on qualitative research in general to help you better plan your project.

Indigenous & Critical Research Methods

Indigenous and critical research methods challenge Euro-Western epistemologies and methods and provide frameworks for alternative ways of knowing.

To learn more, search for the term "indigenous" or "critical" in the Sage Research Methods ebook database or visit this guide from the University of Victoria for some suggested books.

Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic

COVID 19 Resources, Harvard Contemporary Ethnography & Inequalitty Workshop
Harvard's Contemporary Ethnography & Inequality Workshop has put together a list of links and resources related to conducting qualitative research during the pandemic. Includes info on alternative data collection methods, etc.
COVID 19 & the Social Sciences, SSRC (Social Science Research Council)
Includes a useful section, COVID 19 & the Social Sciences Essays Forum, exploring the human, social, political and ethical dimensions of the pandemic, including this essay on Resuming Field Research in Pandemic Times.
Association of Internet Researchers - Ethics Working Committee's Guidelines & Reports
To ensure that research on and about the Internet is conducted in an ethical and professional manner, the Ethics Working Committee, composed of ethicists and researchers from various regions and countries, has produced three major reports to assist researchers in making ethical decisions in their research and serve as a starting point for their inquiries and reflection.

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Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO) Core
A great colleciton of EBOOKS and other helpful resources for understanding research methods (qualitative and quantitative) and the research process. Search here to find chapters on anything from research design to specific methods to coding.

What is Qualitative Research

Below are a few websites with basic introductions to qualitative research:

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Qualitative Research Guidelines Project
A website created to help people in developing, evaluating and engaging in qualitative research projects in healthcare settings - but useful for all types of researchers. Provides nice overviews of methods, etc.

Get Your Qual On is a YouTube channel started in 2016 by Dr. Sarah J. Tracy of ASU about qualitative research methods. Her first set of videos is about how to think about and begin a qualitative research project.