Increasing Researcher Use of Large Scale Social Surveys in the Social Sciences through Teaching and Support

通过教学和支持增加研究人员在社会科学中使用大规模社会调查

• 批准号: ES/J011797/1
• 负责人: Andrew Channon
• 金额: $ 4.43万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ011797%2F1
• 关键词: Increasing; Researcher; Use; Large; Scale

The use of quantitative methods is an integral part of the social science researcher toolkit. Knowledge of how to conduct basic quantitative analysis can enhance a study and complement other qualitative studies as well as being an aim in itself. However, the quantitative research capacity in many areas of social science is poor and needs to be strengthened, especially in the current age of targets and league tables that highlight the ubiquity of quantitative methods.The aim of this project is to increase the capacity of UK researchers in Sociology and Criminology to use quantitative methods in both their teaching and research. Aimed at academics across the career lifecourse the activities will be available to social scientists at both the University of Southampton and in other academic establishments.Many researchers do not use quantitative methods at all in their research and, by association, in their teaching as well. This breeds suspicion of these techniques in the students they are teaching as well as limiting the scope of research that can be conducted. This project will increase the capacity of researchers to conduct quantitative analysis through providing simple ways to teach quantitative methods, embedded within substantive courses. Learning about these methods outside of a normal quantitative course shows students how techniques can be applied, while the 'non-quantitative' instructor will learn these techniques through instruction themselves.Teaching packs will be produced that can be used either off-the-shelf in other educational establishments, or modified to fit the learning outcomes of the specific module within which they will be used. These will consist of computer worksheets for the students, teaching notes for the instructor and further activities that can be completed to enhance the instruction. The focus of the packs will be on the analysis of large scale social surveys such as the British Crime Survey and the Labour Force Survey. These are resources that are underutilised and can provide answers to important questions about the way we work and the world around us.In order to underpin these teaching packs, workshops that cover basic quantitative analysis of large scale social surveys will be given. One workshop will focus on the British Crime Survey, while the other on the Labour Force Survey. These will ensure that researchers who are using the teaching packs are fully confident in doing so. The workshops will also equip these researchers with the skills to conduct their own research or to move onto more advanced quantitative methods courses. During these workshops the researchers will be encouraged to work on their own research, with the support of the investigators on the project.A final aspect is support for the researchers after the workshops are completed. Many courses rather abandon the participants after the teaching has finished, leaving the participants at a loss if they encounter any problems. A quantitative specialist will offer one-to-one support to those undertaking research using new methods and who have attended the workshops, as well as supporting researchers in the University of Southampton. From the workshops and the support a network of researchers who are using quantitative methods will be formed in order to give peer support.Overall the project aims to increase the use of quantitative methods in both teaching and research, improving the skill level of interested researchers and helping, in a small way, reduce the skills gap in the social sciences with regard to statistics.

使用定量方法是社会科学研究工具包的一个组成部分。如何进行基本的定量分析的知识可以加强研究和补充其他定性研究，以及本身的目标。然而，在社会科学的许多领域的定量研究能力是穷人，需要加强，特别是在当前的目标和排行榜，突出了无处不在的定量方法的时代。本项目的目的是提高英国研究人员在社会学和犯罪学在他们的教学和研究中使用定量方法的能力。针对整个职业生涯的学者，活动将提供给南安普顿大学和其他学术机构的社会科学家。许多研究人员在他们的研究中根本不使用定量方法，而且在他们的教学中也不使用定量方法。这在他们所教的学生中滋生了对这些技术的怀疑，并限制了可以进行的研究范围。该项目将通过在实质性课程中提供教授定量方法的简单方法，提高研究人员进行定量分析的能力。在正常的定量课程之外学习这些方法向学生展示了如何应用这些技术，而“非定量”教师将通过自己的教学来学习这些技术。将制作教学包，可以在其他教育机构中使用，也可以修改以适应特定模块的学习成果。这些将包括学生的计算机演示，教师的教学笔记和进一步的活动，可以完成，以加强教学。这些资料包的重点将是分析大规模的社会调查，如英国犯罪调查和劳动力调查。这些资源可以解答有关我们工作方式和周遭世界的重要问题，但却未被充分利用。为配合这些教材套，我们会举办工作坊，讲解大型社会调查的基本定量分析。一个讲习班将侧重于英国犯罪调查，另一个将侧重于劳动力调查。这将确保使用教学包的研究人员完全有信心这样做。这些讲习班还将使这些研究人员掌握进行自己研究或进入更先进的定量方法课程的技能。在这些讲习班期间，将鼓励研究人员在项目调查人员的支持下从事自己的研究。最后一个方面是在讲习班结束后为研究人员提供支持。许多课程在教学结束后放弃了参与者，让参与者在遇到任何问题时不知所措。一名定量专家将为那些使用新方法进行研究和参加讲习班的人提供一对一的支持，并为南安普顿大学的研究人员提供支持。通过这些讲习班和支助，将形成一个使用定量方法的研究人员网络，以便提供同行支持，总的来说，该项目旨在增加教学和研究中定量方法的使用，提高感兴趣的研究人员的技能水平，并在一定程度上帮助缩小社会科学统计方面的技能差距。