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Stripping back the novelty: A critical reflection on the dual use of a comic-based approach to engage participants and publics 剥离新颖性：对双重使用基于漫画的方法来吸引参与者和公众的批判性反思

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211060681

J. Rainford

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Innovative ways of illustrating the present, imagining the future and analysing themes: A collage-elicited interview study 说明现在、想象未来和分析主题的创新方法:一项由拼贴画引发的访谈研究

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211051452

Helen R Ough Dealy, R. Jarvis, M. Petterson

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‘What is immediate and obvious feels real’: National identity and emotional vulnerabilities in the field “直接和明显的感觉是真实的”：国家身份和该领域的情感脆弱性

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211035526

N. Turgo, Helen Sampson

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Big data and democratic speech: Predicting deliberative quality using machine learning techniques 大数据与民主演讲：使用机器学习技术预测议事质量

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211010416

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Michael K. MacKenzie

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引用次数: 8

Uncovering the nuances of criminal motivations and modus operandi in the Russian Far East: A wildlife crime case study 揭露俄罗斯远东地区犯罪动机和作案手法的细微差别:野生动物犯罪案例研究

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211022015

A. Skidmore

引用次数: 4

Demonstrating the Therapeutic Values of Poetry in Doctoral Research: Autoethnographic Steps from the Enchanted Forest to a PhD by Publication Path 在博士研究中展示诗歌的治疗价值:从《魔法森林》到《出版路径》的自我民族志步骤

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211022014

Suleman Lazarus

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引用次数: 1

Researching relationality: Reflections on the use of concept cards during in-depth interviews 研究关联性:关于深度访谈中概念卡使用的思考

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211035525

Kristina Saunders

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Integrating virtual reality in qualitative research methods: Making a case for the VR-assisted interview 将虚拟现实融入定性研究方法——以虚拟现实辅助访谈为例

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211030778

Dennis Mathysen, I. Glorieux

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Exploring the issue of asymmetry in analysing educational poverty using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) 用定性比较分析法探讨教育贫困分析中的不对称问题

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211040062

Judith Glaesser

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Adopting standard variable labels solves many of the problems with sharing and reusing data 采用标准变量标签解决了共享和重用数据的许多问题

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991211026616

B. Buttliere

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