Data isn't inherently meaningful; it requires interpretation.
Digital data must be accessible, interoperable, and openly available for scholarly research. Smartphone technology and the internet have transformed data generation. As AI evolves, humanities must engage with relevant research questions.

Read: https://zenodo.org/record/8226026

#DataInterpretation #DigitalTransformation #AI #ML #ResearchQuestions

Waitlist, readlist, watchlist...when did list become a suffix? I feel like it has been amplified by the internet but it's more likely it's always been that way and I just didn't notice...

#etymology #researchquestions #linguistics #research

Now this post about #researchquestions is also available on #existentialcrunch https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/against-the-dominance-of-gap-spotting

8/ I think there is also #opportunity when it comes to #ResearchQuestions. What if an individual could post a question and provide a bounty for the answer to that question? This would result in better curated results while simultaneously providing income to the individuals providing the answer

Yes, the mathematics here would be complex. But I don't think it should be a winner-takes-all situation. This is why the #algorithms would need to be #open and #public - to ensure they are #fair and #just

Why are so many #scientists only working on boring #ResearchQuestions, when they could do more interesting work instead? It is likely due to the method they use to come up with their questions, which focuses on finding tiny gaps in the current #literature. However, there is a better way to find new ideas: #Problematization. This is a book review of “Constructing Research Questions: Doing Interesting Research”. Read more on my blog: https://florianjehn.github.io/2022-12-05-problematization/

Researchers should stop using 'gap finding' as their main research rationale, according to this seminal paper by Alvesson and Sandberg, who instead propose 'problematization' as an approach for producing interesting research.

#Methodology #ResearchQuestions #QualitativeMethods #theorizing #Sociology #commodon

https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amr.2009.0188

Fellow Mastodonians, what are your favorite texts on constructing research questions in the social sciences?

So far, the best I've encountered is White's Developing Research Questions: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/developing-research-questions-9781137490476/

Do you know of any other good resources? It can be anything from textbooks to applied examples or even slides for use in teaching. Anything goes!

#ReadingList, #Bibliography, ##ResearchQuestions, #Methodology, #QualitativeMethods, #QuantitativeMethods, #ResearchDesign, #AcademicChatter