The Understanding Research series focuses on the process of writing up social research.
The series is broken down into three categories: Understanding Statistics, Understanding …

Focus group methodology has been used for a long time in marketing research, but it is only
in the last decade or so that it has started to gain popularity as a research method within the …

Building upon recent work on higher education mobility, this paper contends that social
networks of friendship and kinship are critical determinants for students deciding to study …

Aims: Sustainability refers to the ability of esports to survive or persist. The aim of the paper
is to explore emerging themes that support the development of a sustainable esports …

Focus groups are now widely used by human geographers conducting qualitative research,
and are clearly recognised as an established research method within the discipline. Despite …

We employed sharing circles as an Indigenous research methodology approach to
understand the stories of Native American students as they transitioned into college. We …

The impetus for addressing climate change is real and present, but its translation into action
lacks immediacy and severity, and involves reorientating our lifestyles and economies …

Local tourism firms represent an important stakeholder interest in national parks. The
present study examines these stakeholders' perceptions of management processes and …

There is substantial difficulty with effectively, and meaningfully, engaging the public with
community-based sustainability projects as a method to facilitate sustainable lifestyles …

Transmission lines are critical infrastructures, but frequently contested especially at the local
level, by local communities. The role of public engagement in processes pertaining to …