Resources
- Essential Skills in Pedagogic Research Workshop - 16/11/2010
- Professor Marilyn Hammick's overview slides from the two day workshop - 16-17th November 2010
- Beginning an evaluation with RUFDATA: theorising a practical approach to evaluation planning 01/09/2009
- The paper by Murray Saunders discusses this process of induction using a hybrid vocabulary from sociology, organisational theory and social psychology and introduces RUFDATA as an example of a ‘practical planning’ tool. It also draws attention to processes involved in starting up an evaluation by those who have little or no previous experience of evaluation yet have been charged with an evaluation task. Also available in the Evaluation Volume 6, no 1 pp7-21 publication.
- National Research and Development Project on Healthy Universities, January 2009
- This report presents the findings of a National Research and Development Project, undertaken by the Healthy Settings Development Unit at the University of Central Lancashire and funded by the Higher Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre and the Department of Health. The aim of the project was to scope and report on the potential for a national programme on Healthy Universities that could contribute to health, well-being and sustainable development. The project comprised four strands: Literature Review: A rapid review of relevant academic and policy-related literature conducted in order to clarify theory, scope practice and distil key contextual issues. HEI-level Research: Comprising an overview audit and follow-up mapping and consultative research, this strand of the project provided an overview of Healthy University activity across English HEIs, generated in-depth data from a purposive sample of universities and explored perspectives on the potential development of a national programme on Healthy Universities. National-Level Stakeholder Research: Using semi-structured interviews with nine key national stakeholder organisations, this strand of the project mapped current health-related roles and responsibilities and explored views regarding the potential development of a national programme on Healthy Universities. Joint Action Planning and Reporting: In addition to reporting interim findings at relevant conferences and events, an interactive workshop was held with members of the English National Healthy Universities Network to present findings, validate data, inform the action planning process and secure further buy-in.
- Qualitative Research - Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research
- These commonly used methods are appropriate for particular research questions and contexts. By Lorelei Lingard, Mathieu Albert, Wendy Levinson
- Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography - August 2008
- This article focuses on another important qualitative methodology: ethnography. It provides background for those who will encounter this methodology in their reading rather than instructions for carrying out such research.
