Research Videos

Introduction (videos to be added incrementally through March and April)

These short videos offer practical guidance for graduate students navigating coursework and conducting research in education and the social sciences. Much of the advice is gleaned from feedback students have shared with me over the years.

Introduction

The following videos provide brief overviews of topics relevant to graduate research in education and the social sciences.

Thank you for telling me/I wish I knew

This video presents some important concepts and actions that graduate students have said were particularly useful pieces of advice and things they said they wish someone had told them.

Identifying a topic

Surprisingly, choosing a question or questions is somewhat difficult. There are some typical misconceptions and unworkable approaches that students have had over the years. This video addresses some of them.

Choosing a Methodology

Qualitative, quantitative, mixed method? How large? How much time? What about human subjects protocols and permission?

Data Analysis

What do you do with the data you collected? How do you analyze and how do you report it?

Discussion and Presentation of Findings

Interpretation and Meaning