Research Methods: A Practical Guide to Peer and Community Research

Course Overview

This ten-week course from King's College London provides an overview of all aspects of research, with the principle aim of supporting and empowering people to conduct their own research to initiate positive social change. Through a range of research steps, practical exercises and links to comprehensive resources, participants will develop their own ethical research project, with the overall aim of sharing their findings with those that matter. The course will cover concepts of diversity and inclusion, as well as critical perspectives and research ethics. Participants will identify specific research questions in order to address their question, and will get an introduction on how to evaluate and analyse qualitative, survey or routinely-available data results. They will also learn how to look after themselves as a researcher, and will identify how best to share their findings via campaigning, presenting and publications. The course is taught by research methods experts at King's College London, and will also receive advice from leading academics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. It will also receive feedback from Black Thrive and Thrive LDN; two organisations striving to tackle mental health issues. This course is targeted at people interested in becoming peer researchers, community researchers, service user or survivor researchers in fields such as psychology or social science. It will also be useful to all researchers looking to use quantitative methods, presenting a step-by-step, structured and practical approach.