Dissemination of Qualitative Research

24th April 2015

Dr. Paul WhybrowNewcastle University

Vikki ParkNorthumbria University

Dissemination of Qualitative Research

Aim of the session:

•Consider your individual needs

•Consider the what, why & when to

disseminate qualitative research

•Summarise your own research

Pair activity

• Why have you come to the

session / conference today?

• Talking in pairs spend a couple

of minutes sharing:

o why you have come

o what your area of research is

o and whether you have

disseminated any of it yet

(where and how?)

WHAT Types of Dissemination…

Newspaper articles

Journals articles

Social media

Book chapters

Reports / thesis

Conference presentations

Public events

Workshops

Posters

Outreach

Types of dissemination…and research impact.

REF: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/innovation/impacts/

WHEN Dissemination of research during the PhD

Research Design- Networking- Posters (x5) - Conference Presentation (x1)- Workshop (x2)

Data Analysis- Early Findings- Conference Presentations- Publications- Committee Membership

‘Writing Up’ - Literature Review- Social Media- Blogs- Research Gate

Post Doc Teach- Publish- Practice- Supervise

Vikki’s cunning plan…

WHY disseminating research is important:

• Improve you academic profile

• Develop you career and finding future employment

• Improve your research

• Feedback from an academic community

• Generate ideas and contribute to a wider debate

• Impact on current practice

• Promote understanding and share knowledge

Tips for Writing Journal Papers

• Start planning asap! – Timetable with your supervisors when to work on papers– Think big..!

• What part of your thesis to disseminate? – Results? Theory? Methodology? – Ask yourself what story is most interesting to you

• How to select the right journal – Look at which journals repeatedly appear in your literature review– If you are not yet in the habit of searching articles on your subject matter – you should be!

• Co-authoring & Writing– Typically you would co-author a paper with your supervisors– Do not shut yourself away – involve peers and colleagues A.K.A Networking!

for Research Dissemination…

• Network… collaborate… peer support

• It’s okay to start small and start early (low risk)

• Look and listen to others

• Stay focused and on topic

• Enjoy sharing your research

• Use small grant applications and funding for conferences

• Utilise opportunities to disseminate work locally (seminars,

PG conferences etc.)

Post it note

challenge!

Summarise

your

research

onto a post it

note

Useful for:•Writing abstracts•Conceptualising your design•Writing concisely

Consider how you might disseminate your work : what,

when, where?