Doctoral researchers from Ghana and abroad participated in and successfully completed the third edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course, a Development Research School collaboration hosted by the University of Ghana.
The Methodology and Field Studies course is a collaboration between the Development Research School, the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research (ISSER), and the School of Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Ghana. By enhancing participants' knowledge in research methodology and combining theory with practice, it aims to foster high quality, interdisciplinary doctoral research in the field of sustainable development.
Between 18 - 21 June 2024, the course was held for the third time. 21 doctoral students participated, representing five Ghanaian and two international universities: University of Ghana (UG), SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD UBIDS), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS), Temple University (USA), and University of Bern (Switzerland).
Beyond lectures, the course included practical sessions, like a field trip to a local market. It also aimed at fostering collaboration and networking among the doctoral students. As part of the course, the participants shared their experiences and learned from one another. The sessions were facilitated by senior scholars Prof. Fred Dzanku, Prof. Akosua Darkwa, Dr. Dzifa Torvikey, and Dr. Kofi Asante.
After completing the Methodology and Field Studies course, many participants shared positive feedback, praising its transformative impact on their academic pursuits.
"The research school has been truly transformational. It equipped me with tools to develop my unique academic voice. As someone primarily versed in quantitative methods, learning qualitative approaches was eye-opening,"
shared Augustine Kowfie, a PhD student in Agricultural Economics at UCC.
Read the original article published by Vicentia Quartey on the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Research website here.
