Learning by doing: Developing problem-based learning materials for teaching qualitative research methods to undergraduate students

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Wiggins ◽  
Victoria Burns
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Learning Materials

scholarly journals Teaching research methods: Introducing a psychogeographical approach

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Clare Hindley ◽  
Deborah Knowles ◽  
Damian Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Business Students

AbstractThis paper explores teaching business students research methods using a psychogeographical approach, specifically the technique of dérive. It responds to calls for new ways of teaching in higher education and addresses the dearth of literature on teaching undergraduate business students qualitative research methods. Psychogeography challenges the dominance of questionnaires and interviews, introduces students to data variety, problematizes notions of success and illuminates the importance of observation and location. Using two studies with undergraduate students, the authors emphasize place and setting, the perception of purpose, the choice of data, criteria of success and the value of guided reflection and self-reflection in students’ learning. Additionally the data reflect on the way students perceive research about management and the nature of management itself. The paper concludes that the deployment of psychogeography to teach business research methods although complex and fraught with difficulty is nevertheless viable, educationally productive and worthy of further research.

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