AI in Research & Learning
Paste 30 interview transcripts into an AI assistant and get eight tidy themes in five minutes. Tempting, but that is not analysis. Where AI genuinely helps in q
Research Methods
A focus group is not eight interviews run at once to save time. This guide covers when to use one, how to compose groups, how to moderate so everyone speaks, an
Research Methods
Three weeks watching a classroom or a market can leave you with a few pages saying “lively atmosphere”. Here is how to observe with purpose and write field note
Research Methods
Many theses call a single-company survey a “case study”. Here is how to define the case, set its boundaries, triangulate evidence and generalise to theory rathe
AI in Research & Learning
Interview transcripts, student grades, a manuscript under review: the things researchers most often paste into AI assistants are exactly what must not leave the
Research Methods
A survey chapter on one side, an interview chapter on the other, and a discussion that never joins them. That is the most common flaw in mixed methods. How to c
Research Methods
Many qualitative results chapters are just a list of headings with quotes underneath. A real theme is an argued claim. Here is how to code, build themes and wri
Research Methods
A sixty-minute interview in which the interviewer does most of the talking is close to useless. How to design an interview guide, probe without leading, take fi
Research Methods
Many proposals pick “quantitative” first and write the question afterwards. Reverse it: read the verb in your research question and let it decide the design, th
Research Integrity & Open Science
A questionnaire sent to your own class looks harmless, yet it touches three ethical fault lines: power, genuine consent and identifiable data. How to prepare an
