Researchers should use methods that fit the questions they are interested in, rather than asking questions that fit conventional research designs. Almost every project that we do has required a new method, so I have often written about these methods and about overcoming barriers that get in the way. The starred article below is a good one to start with.
Bavelas, J. B. (2005). The two solitudes: Reconciling Social Psychology and Language and Social Interaction.
Bavelas, J. B., Kenwood, C., & Phillips, B. (2002). Discourse analysis.
Bavelas, J. B. (1999). Come the millennium.
Bavelas, J. B. (1995). Quantitative versus qualitative?
Bavelas, J. B. (1991). Some problems with linking goals to discourse.
*Bavelas, J. B. (1987). Permitting creativity in science.
Bavelas, J. B., Black, A., Lemery, C. R., MacInnis, S., & Mullett, J. (1986). Experimental methods for studying "elementary motor mimicry."
Bavelas, J. B., Rogers, L. E., & Millar, F. E. (1985). Interpersonal conflict.
Bavelas, J. B. (1984). On "naturalistic" family research.
Bavelas, J. B., & Smith, B. J. (1982). A method for scaling verbal disqualification.
Schaefer, B., Bavelas, J. B., & Bavelas, A. (1980). Using Echo technique to construct student-generated faculty evaluation questionnaires
