Crean, Margaret (2024) Qualitative research during the COVID19 pandemic: the impact of remote research on the collaborative production of methodological knowledge. International Journal of Research and Method in Education. ISSN 1743-7288

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Abstract

During the COVID19 crisis, school closure was a frequent feature of Government responses. The Children’s School Lives (CSL) national cohort study of primary schooling in Ireland had to be adapted and transferred online as an interim response to the unprecedented impact that the pandemic had on the research environment. Adapting longitudinal qualitative research in response to a global pandemic brought specific challenges. In addition to moving data collection to remote methods, longitudinal studies also needed to maintain a focus on retention of research participants and sustain an analysis that informs the longitudinal design of the study. Based on reflective research practice during the COVID19 pandemic and through the collaborative production of methodological knowledge, this paper contributes to the literature on remote research during times of crisis. However, it also extends this literature as the methodological learning can be applied beyond the very particular circumstances of a pandemic.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Remote research methods; COVID19; qualitative research; education; longitudinal research;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Applied Social Studies
Item ID:	19026
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2024.2341707
Depositing User:	Dr Margaret Crean
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2024 14:51
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Research and Method in Education
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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