Basic Qualitative Toolkit
If you’re just getting started, we recommend you begin with Protocol Design and Choosing the Right Method.
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Estimating a Multilevel Model with Complex Survey Data: Demonstration using TIMSS
An article providing an in-depth overview of multilevel analysis, with applied examples using the TIMSS dataset.
Good practices in participatory mapping
A comprehensive, yet accessible, article that introduces participatory mapping, provides helpful tools, and discusses best practices and processes.
Guidelines on anonymity and confidentiality in research
A guide overviewing anonymity and confidentiality in research, with discussion on best practices and practical considerations.
How to analyze survey data
An article proposing an easy 5-step process for analyzing simple survey data. Also includes helpful tips to design effective surveys.
How to Do a Discourse Analysis: A Toolbox for Analyzing Political Texts
A short article presenting a step-by-step guide to conducting a discourse analysis, with specific guidance on using it as a tool to study political texts.
How to use and assess qualitative research methods
A plain-language guide providing an introduction on how to use and assess different qualitative research methods in the health sciences.
How to visualize qualitative data
This article is a source of creative insights for qualitative data visualization from the journalism field, with a ton of examples.
How to write up a discourse analysis
A video lecture providing a detailed guide on writing a discourse analysis. The video includes a step-by-step walkthrough of an example paper with helpful annotations.
Implementing In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) Well: Qualitative Research Methods
A short video discussing how to conduct IDIs well, with tips on how to build trust, prepare interview questions, and record responses.
Interview versus survey
A short plain-language guide to help you select between interviews and surveys for your research. The guide includes a helpful table listing key methodological features of each research design.
Introduction Meta-Ethnography
An article providing an in-depth introduction to meta-ethnography, discussing different types of meta-ethnographies and its various methodological stages.
Introduction to Autoethnography as Embodied Qualitative Inquiry
A short lecture situating autoethnography among other ethnographic methods and discussing its strengths.
Introduction to Field Notes
A short article discussing different types of field notes, how to take high quality field notes to enhance your research, and topics for ethical consideration.
Introduction to Interviews
An article providing an introduction to interviewing in research. Includes an overview of different types of interviews and resources to learn about each one.
Mixed Methods And Survey Research In Family Medicine And Community Health
A short guide discussing how survey data can be combined with qualitative data to conduct mixed methods research.
Multilevel Models for the Analysis of Comparative Survey Data: Common Problems and Some Solutions
An article providing an accessible introduction to multilevel models, with tips on how to address common methodological challenges.
Participant Observation, Observant Participation and Hybrid Ethnography
A lecture on observant participation, with discussion on how it differs from participant observation and how the two approaches can be combined for a hybrid approach.
Positionality and Research - How Our Identities Shape Inquiry
Short videos that provide an introduction to positionality in the research process and how to write a positionality statement.
Positionality in qualitative research
A short video providing a detailed overview of positionality, its different constructs, and how it affects the research process (with helpful examples).
Practising reflexivity: Ethics, methodology and theory construction
A personal account of applying reflexivity to qualitative research that discusses how reflexivity can add to the knowledge construction process.
