Research Skills, Communication & Dissemination
Internet for Social Statistics Free online tutorials to help university students develop their Internet research skills in social statistics, written and reviewed by qualified lecturers and librarians from across the UK.
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences A European Science Foundation Resource which aims to provide a focal point for methodological innovation and advancement, focussing on: social interactions & social networks; analysing the life course; cross-national comparisons; immigration and population dynamics; survey design and quality.
Focusing on the Case in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
A practical introduction to the use of computer software to assist in comparative analysis.
Digital Research Tools
A wiki-based collection of tools aimed and a US 'Creative Commons' licensed resource, organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools and how they might be employed most effectively by researchers. From a statistics and data perspective tools and software are available to download in order to: analyse data; collect data, convert/manipulate files; find research materials; mine data; perform qualitative data analysis; visualise data.
Assessment and Development of New Methods for the Analysis of Media Content
Has focus on the news and the portrayal of policy, politics and politicians.
Geo-Refer
GEOgraphical REFERencing resources for Social Scientists - a collection of learning, mapping and data linkage resources.
Sociology - Timeline of Key Studies on Research Methods JORUM resource giving brief summaries of a small selection of key studies in research methods. The timeline extends from 1897 to 1984.
Exploring Online Research Methods
An online research methods training programme from the University of Leicester for the social science community.
Sociosite
A collection of research methodology and statistics resources from the University of Amsterdam.
Survey Resources Network
An ESRC service which aims to provide a coherent and integrated approach to the development of skills and knowledge, the dissemination of research findings and research resources, and the promotion of best survey practice. Includes a survey question bank and links to survey skills training opportunities.
European Social Survey Education Net A 'social science research simulation' with examples and exercises designed to guide the users through the research process; from a theoretical problem to the interpretation of statistical results. Topics covered: well-being; family, gender & work; regression; human values; social & political trust.
Social Science Statistics Blog Hosted by the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, it aims to assist discussion about social science statistical methods and analysis.
IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) An online bibliography for social science and interdisciplinary research from the London School of Economics.
Electronic Resources for Research Methods
A Google-searchable database of internet resources of use to researchers in the social sciences, created by Tom Wilson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield.
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