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As an ethics committee, we have produced COVID-19 guidance for students doing empirical projects. For many it will require suspending data collection, moving to online platforms, or redesigning projects. Here are some resources & examples for qualitative projects (1/n)
This book provides excellent guides on methods of data collection that don’t require face-to-face interaction: Braun, V., Clarke, V., & Gray, D. (Eds.). (2017). Collecting qualitative data: A practical guide to textual, media and virtual techniques. Cambridge University Press
Conducting interviews via Skype (or Zoom, FaceTime etc) Lo Iacono, V., Symonds, P., & Brown, D. H. (2016). Skype as a tool for qualitative research interviews. Sociological Research Online, 21(2), 1-15. https://repository.cardiffmet.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10369/7883/Skype%20as%20a%20Tool%20for%20Qualitative%20Research%20Interviews-Lo%20Iacano%20V.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Qualitative surveys. E.g.
Jowett, A., & Peel, E. (2017). ‘A question of equality and choice’: same-sex couples’ attitudes towards civil partnership after the introduction of same-sex marriage. Psychology & Sexuality, 8(1-2), 69-80. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Jowett2/publication/316167798_'A_question_of_equality_and_choice'_same-sex_couples'_attitudes_towards_civil_partnership_after_the_introduction_of_same-sex_marriage/links/598ae1ab0f7e9b9d44d12fa7/A-question-of-equality-and-choice-same-sex-couples-attitudes-towards-civil-partnership-after-the-introduction-of-same-sex-marriage.pdf
Jowett, A., & Peel, E. (2017). ‘A question of equality and choice’: same-sex couples’ attitudes towards civil partnership after the introduction of same-sex marriage. Psychology & Sexuality, 8(1-2), 69-80. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Jowett2/publication/316167798_'A_question_of_equality_and_choice'_same-sex_couples'_attitudes_towards_civil_partnership_after_the_introduction_of_same-sex_marriage/links/598ae1ab0f7e9b9d44d12fa7/A-question-of-equality-and-choice-same-sex-couples-attitudes-towards-civil-partnership-after-the-introduction-of-same-sex-marriage.pdf
Analysing media representations e.g. Jowett, A., & Peel, E. (2010). Seismic Cultural Change?”: British media representations of same-sex ‘marriage. In Women's Studies International Forum, 33(3), 206-214 https://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/file/745eefdb-9ebb-bfdb-9272-3062c75896ce/1/jowettcomb.pdf
Analysing discourse within the media (e.g. commentary pieces and letters to editors). E.g. Jowett, A. (2017). ‘One can hardly call them homophobic’: Denials of antigay prejudice within the same-sex marriage debate. Discourse & Society, 28(3), 281-295. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Jowett2/publication/313235388_'One_can_hardly_call_them_homophobic'_Denials_of_antigay_prejudice_within_the_same-sex_marriage_debate/links/59eb44eaaca272cddddef393/One-can-hardly-call-them-homophobic-Denials-of-antigay-prejudice-within-the-same-sex-marriage-debate.pdf
Analyzing magazines e.g. Farvid, P., & Braun, V. (2006). ‘Most of us guys are raring to go anytime, anyplace, anywhere’: Male and female sexuality in Cleo and Cosmo. Sex roles, 55(5-6), 295-310. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Virginia_Braun/publication/225412034_%27Most_of_Us_Guys_are_Raring_to_Go_Anytime_Anyplace_Anywhere%27_Male_and_Female_Sexuality_in_Cleo_and_Cosmo/links/09e41504f42274d844000000.pdf
Instant messaging interviews: Jowett, A., Peel, E., & Shaw, R. (2011). Online interviewing in psychology: Reflections on the process. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 8(4), 354-369. https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/47968316/Jowett_A_Peel_E_and_Shaw_RL_2011_Online.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DJowett_A_Peel_E_and_Shaw_RL_2011_Online.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20200318%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20200318T074752Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9cc43151809415a906381d339f46e5b384f33f588f07906928cf51726bdd89b9
Analysing online forums: Jowett, A. (2015). A case for using online discussion forums in critical psychological research. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 12(3), 287-297. https://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/file/d01f7b43-5ab9-4020-bd9c-89d4e043b1eb/1/Using%20online%20forums%20in%20critical%20psychology%20%28revised_version%29.pdf
Online vignette studies: Gray, D., Malson, H., & Royall, B. (2017). Hypothetically speaking: Using vignettes as a stand-alone qualitative method. https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/preview/835134/IQR%20Vignettes_V3%20untracked.pdf
Story completion methods
Clarke, V., Hayfield, N., Moller, N., & Tischner, I. (2017). Once upon a time…: Story completion methods http://oro.open.ac.uk/48404/3/IQR%20SC%20Chapter%20-%20FINAL.pdf
Clarke, V., Hayfield, N., Moller, N., & Tischner, I. (2017). Once upon a time…: Story completion methods http://oro.open.ac.uk/48404/3/IQR%20SC%20Chapter%20-%20FINAL.pdf
Please add your own resources to this thread @ginnybraun @drvicclarke @drnikkihayfield @ProfPeel @QMiP @DrSimonGoodman @AbigailLocke etc
Using Twitter: Marwick, A. E. (2014). Ethnographic and qualitative research on Twitter. Twitter and society, 109-122. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.433.6263&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Using published autobiographies for examining experiences and narratives e.g. Bellizzi, K. M., Blank, T. O., & Oakes, C. E. (2006). Social comparison processes in autobiographies of adult cancer survivors. Journal of Health Psychology, 11(5), 777-786. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/24ad/c96d6f2cfe608039ac7b7fcb131fa4899add.pdf
An article I’ve written for @LSEImpactBlog on carrying out qualitative research under lockdown https://twitter.com/lseimpactblog/status/1252176226267119616
