NCRM Autumn School 2011: Methods Crossing Borders - Journeys of methodological innovation and evolution
Dates: 9-11 November 2011
Venue: De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton
The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) held its seventh residential training event for early career researchers. The 2011 NCRM Autumn School was an exploration of the ways in which methods evolve across time, space and disciplinary boundaries, focusing particularly on methodological innovations relating to researchers from different disciplines coming together. Participants were introduced to a range of examples of methodological developments and were encouraged to think about what these might potentially offer to their own research.
The Autumn School was led by Professor Melanie Nind, University of Southampton.
Programme
Wednesday 9 November |
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| 2.30-3.00 | Registration and tea/coffee |
| 3.00-3.15 | Autumn School welcome by Melanie Nind, NCRM, University of Southampton |
| 3.15-4.00 | Introductions |
| 4.00-5.15 | Opening plenary by Geoff Payne, Newcastle University: Methodological development: the evolution of methods in UK sociology |
| 7.00 | Dinner at Hotel |
Thursday 10 November |
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| Methods on the Move (1) When the arts meet the social sciences… | |
| 9.00-9.45 | Look at Me! Arts in the New Dynamics of Aging study, Susan Hogan, University of Derby |
| 9.45-10.30 | Arts-based work in criminology, Maggie O’Neill, Durham University |
| 10.30-10.45 | Discussant: Graham Crow, NCRM, University of Southampton |
| 10.45-11.15 | Tea/coffee |
Methods on the Move (2) When social science and computer science interact … |
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| 11.15-12.00 | What social science researchers are learning from computer science (and vice versa), Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey |
| 12.00-12.45 | 10,000 lines of code vs. supporting children's learning: evaluating innovative technologies for children with autism in real-world classrooms, Sarah Parsons, University of Southampton & Karen Guldberg, University of Birmingham |
| 12.45-1.00 | Discussant: David Martin, NCRM, University of Southampton |
| 1.00-2.00 | Lunch |
Workshop session |
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| 2.00-4.30 | Applied Psychometrics and Computing: a toe-dippers (visual) guide, Tim Croudace, University of Cambridge OR Narrative forms of analysis in action: Some embodied case studies, Andrew Sparkes, Liverpool John Moores University |
| 7.00 | Dinner in town (restaurant tbc) |
| Friday 11 November | |
| 9.00-11.00 | Open session: Methodological challenges posed by Autumn School participants |
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea/coffee |
| 11.30-12.15 | Closing plenary: Maria Xenitidou, University of Surrey, Crossing disciplinary & international borders |
| 12.15-12.30 | Closing remarks: Patrick Sturgis, NCRM, University of Southampton |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 1.30 | End of Autumn School |
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