This supervisor saw the value of Wikispace for students, in creating a community of researchers who were sharing methodologies for researching and writing, and having ongoing discussions.
Integrating theoretical and methodological perspectives drawn from different disciplines creates a unified methodology for research problems and even vocabulary used to present concepts in specific disciplines [51], which drives the formation of transdisciplinary disciplines [52].
While these specific limitations relate to this study, similar limitations apply to many record linkage studies, and warrant consideration when deciding on the appropriate methodology for research.
The results suggest that CT has its intended effects on the daily lives of depressed adults, and highlight the value of a daily diary methodology for research on CT.
We first devised the best fit framework approach as a pragmatic methodology for research synthesis.
Qualitative methods are extensively used in health sciences education research, especially in nursing and psychology; however, to our knowledge, qualitative methodology is not so frequently used as quantitative methodology for research on virtual patient simulation systems, with few exceptions [ 3- 5].
The design of the study presented here is rather complicated because, due to the nature of unexplained complaints, we had to seek methodological solutions that were not always straightforward.[ 22] By presenting the decisions made in designing this study, we are hoping to start a debate on proper methodology for research into unexplained complaints.
In order to do this a methodology for researching the impact of dialogic education is outlined and applied to the evaluation of the impact of a programme designed to promote greater dialogic open-mindedness: the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Generation Global Project (GG) supports schools in over twenty different countries to engage in dialogue with each other through videos and blogs.
In summary, VSR appears to be an important methodology for researching the consultation but what is missing from the existing literature is an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses particular to the method, the way in which VSR procedure relates to study quality and the research questions that may be best suited to the method.
This review also identified methodological limitations within the literature and presented alternative methodologies for future research.
