Realist Methodology Mentoring for Ph.D Students

The one-to-one Ph.D mentoring with Dr. Justin Jagosh provides online support to students who are using realist methodology in their doctoral research. The service consists of three 2-hour consultation sessions conducted through GoToTraining. During sessions, the mentee is examined regarding work-in-progress and offered guidance. Typical questions arise regarding how best to develop realist programme theories, incorporate middle-range theories, collect data and configure context-mechanism-outcome.

In advance of each meeting, the mentee is asked to submit relevant documents for discussion along with a set of questions. Questions can cover all areas of the research, from establishing the research questions, developing programme and middle-range theories, customizing protocols and conducting the analysis using CMO configuration. The sessions can be spaced out over the course of 8 months to allow time to reflect and carry forward the analysis from advice given during the sessions. Mentees are required to attend an in-person realist methodology training workshop in advance of being accepted in to the programme.

Cost: £825

For further questions about this service, please contact Justin Jagosh at j.jagosh@realistmethodology-cares.org