In my previous blog, "Qualitative and Quantitative Research: What's What?" I explained the difference between qualitative and quantitative research. In […]

It is not always necessary to collect all the data yourself. You may also use existing sources. Think of databases […]

In literature research, you research readily available data to formulate a problem definition. Some cases have been studied before, and […]

Doing research can benefit you in many ways. You gain insights with which you can make informed decisions and take […]

Already I have written several blogs about the use of research methods. But how do you choose a suitable research […]

Each research question requires its own way of researching. For some research questions, the answer is best found by doing […]

A questionnaire is a commonly used research method to measure the effects of an activity, project, or program. The question […]

Be creative when choosing your research methods. There are many ways to collect your data. And you can make all […]

After formulating your goals, designing the research instrument, and collecting information, it is time to analyze and report the data. […]

Questionnaires often use scales to measure respondents' opinions but also to look at what they did. However, you can also […]

The validity of a study explains the extent to which the questions asked measure what they are supposed to measure. […]

When you conduct interviews, you can find out a lot. You collect primarily qualitative data. (There are some tricks to collect quantitative data as well.)

When conducting a research, it is important to formulate the right research question. In this blog I explain how to do this.

Sending out a questionnaire is an excellent method to question many people in the same way. If you can obtain a good response rate

Many people think of interviewing as the widely used method in which the interviewer asks questions to the interviewee. But there are other ways to interview. In this blog, I'll give you some examples.

The reliability of a study points to the extent to which the findings are interpretable to a larger whole. In […]

Suppose you want to research a target group of as many as 10,000 people. Do you have to interview all 10,000 people to get the right results?

In a previous blog, I wrote about how best to draw a sample. In the blog, I briefly described the […]

From the conversations I have with various people who do research stems some confusion about the term research methods.

It is not always necessary to collect all the data yourself. You may also use existing sources. Think of databases like SCP or CBS, from which you can buy data

The range of research methods on offer is enormous, so you can sometimes not see the wood for the trees. Therefore I offer you a handy overview.

One of our most read blogs is about the questions to ask during a process evaluation. Such an evaluation focuses on the way in which you work and (have) worked together.

Observation is a method of finding out and recording actual behavior. You choose the observation method to determine how activities, programs, or projects are received and when you want to register spontaneous reactions.

There are different things to consider when organizing and conducting a group interview than during an individual interview.

In my previous blogs, I explained how to determine the right research question and how to choose the proper research method. The next step in the research process is data collection. While gathering data, there are several things you need to keep in mind. I'll give you some tips.

If you are going to conduct research, it is essential to formulate the right research question. The purpose of the research and the research question indicates what the setup of the research will contain.

A questionnaire is used as a measuring tool to answer your research questions. It is essential that you can use the results of the questionnaire.

It is not always necessary to speak to everyone to get a representative picture. Especially with large numbers, such as the voting behavior of all Dutch citizens, a representative sample is drawn.

Questionnaires can be distributed digitally, but in certain situations, you make it easier for your respondents when they can fill it out on the spot on paper.

For many people, when they think of a research report, unfortunately, they still think of a bulky tome that reads like an exciting book (it works slowly towards the conclusion). However, there are other ways of reporting that are becoming more popular.

Individual and group interviews allow you to find out a lot. For example, about the impact of an activity, the course of a program, or the influences of different actors. But how do you get the most out of your interviews?