Writing a Qualitative Methods Section for Academic Research

You are cordially invited to join the online workshop “Writing a Qualitative Methods Section for Academic Research”, organised by the Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (T&L CoP) on 2 April 2025.
Abstract:	Communicating that our knowledge claims – our arguments – are based on a robust empirical basis and deep analysis is an essential skill for researchers. Qualitative researchers, working with data gathered from interviews, ethnography, focus groups, and documents, will find themselves trying to justify their research design, data collection, data analysis in peer reviewed articles, methodological appendices in monographs, and reports for non-academic audiences. This workshop focuses on some key considerations for writing a compelling methods section that transparently details your methodological practices, and anticipates potential critiques. The workshop will consist of some individual and group work.
Speaker:	Dr Aliya Hamid Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Methodology, London School of Economics, UK Dr Aliya Hamid Rao is a sociologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics. Her research is concerned with the question of how individuals and families navigate employment uncertainties such as job loss, insecure work, and gig work. Her work, drawing on interviews and participant observations, has appeared in peer reviewed journals such as American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, Gender & Society, Work, Employment and Society. Her first book, Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment was published by the University of California Press (2020). Her research has been widely cited in the media, including the New York Times, Financial Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Strait Times.
Date & Time:	2 April 2025 (Wednesday) 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (HKT)
Format:	Online via Zoom
Target Audience:	CUHK Academic staff
Registration:	https://cuhk.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Apa6Ynl8fr4xIq For enquiries, please contact Ms Vienne Lin (viennelin@cuhk.edu.hk) or Ms Vanessa Kiu (vanessakiu@cuhk.edu.hk).