Do Better Research S2 E4: Writing as Method

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Do Better Research

Suzanne Albary

31 episodes

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Welcome to Do Better Research, a learning-focused podcast about research methods. My name is Dr Suzanne Albary, and I’ll be guiding you through research methods to become a better researcher, both for academic study and professional practice. Listen to four seasons of interviews with active researchers from all sorts of disciplines to hear how they use certain methods, what methodologies work for them, and their top tips for doing better research.

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Do Better Research S2 E4: Writing as Method

Do Better Research

39 minutes 29 seconds

4 years ago

Do Better Research S2 E4: Writing as Method

In this episode, I interview Dr Helen Kara (https://helenkara.com/). Helen is an independent researcher and prolific writer, with a background in research methods, health, social care, and the third sector.

Her two latest books are available from Bristol University Press: Creative Research Methods in Education, co-authored with Narelle Lemon, Dawn Mannay and Megan McPherson (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-research-methods-in-education), and Creative Writing for Social Research, a practical guide, co-authored with Richard Phillips (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-writing-for-social-research).

In this episode we talk about how fundamental writing is to our research practice, and how we can consider it part of our methods. Helen offers some fantastic advice for making our writing better, and how to work with feedback from supervisors and reviewers.

We discuss dialects and language in academic writing; you may be interested in Young (2010) 'Should writers used they own English?' Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies 12(1) pp. 110-117 (https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=ijcs)

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