Overview
Sage Research Methods (SRM) helps you to learn about, select, and practice research methodologies for your social science or behavioral research project. It covers quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research methodologies through an interactive methods map, instructional videos, case studies, full text books (including the complete series of Little Green and Little Blue book series), and a project planner.
Why use SRM?
SRM leads you through the research process providing information and tools to help you:
- Define a research topic
- Develop research questions
- Conduct a literature review
- Choose a method for gathering and analyzing your data
- Gather, analyze, and present data
Activity: Explore SRM
- Go to
Sage Research Methods. - Find the Methods map by clicking on Research Tools and then choosing Methods Map
- Choose a narrower term of interest and continue to narrow until you find a methodology of interest.
- When you find a method that you want to explore, you will notice that the box above the map has a definition and a link to “View content” on the topic. Foucauldian Discourse Analysis finds more than 100 items including a video and a chapter in The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology.
Bonus Tip:
- Check out the Sage Research Methods guide for more information on using SRM.
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