What is an Indicator?
An indicator provides a measure of a concept, and is typically used in quantitative research. It is useful to distinguish […]
research methods
research methods
research methods
Are female surgeons better?
New research suggests that women make better surgeons than men. For the study, a team at the University of Toronto
research methods, Statistics
The most popular A Levels of 2017
Maths wins, with 88, 000 entries, followed by English (74, 000 entries) and just to prove we truly live in
Crime and Deviance, research methods, Sex and gender, Statistics
Explaining the Increase in Sex Crime Prosecutions
A fifth of Crown Prosecution cases are alleged sex crimes or domestic abuse. In fact, the proportion compared to all
education, experiments, research methods
Sugata Mitra’s Hole in the Wall Experiment
In 1999 Sugata Mitra put a computer connected to the internet in a hole in the wall in a slum
research methods, Sociology on TV
Postmodern Methods in Louis Theroux Documentaries
This post uses Louis Theroux’s BBC series Dark States to illustrate what “postmodern” research methods might look like in practice.
content analysis, research methods
The Internet as an Object of Content Analysis
Websites, blogs and social media posts can all be studied using content analysis, just like newspapers or TV. In brief:
experiments, Sociology on TV
Social Experiments on T.V.
There have been a lot of T.V. productions which have run ‘social experiments’ in recent years. This post simply outlines
experiments, research methods
Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment (1961)
Bandura, Ross and Ross’s Bobo doll experiment is a classic laboratory experiment which found that young children imitate aggression they
private documents, research methods, War and conflict
Comparing Military Blogs and Civil War Letters
This post outlines an interesting comparative research study of secondary documents (‘private’ letters and a more public blog) which could be used to