Deconstructing a Research Journey: Methods and Lessons of the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
In this article, I share my experience heading the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), a national, multi-method study of the head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse churches in the United States. My aim is to expand knowledge about the research process, particularly for large-s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
[2019]
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 415-434 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
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/ Religious leader
/ Religious pluralism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America |
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| Summary: | In this article, I share my experience heading the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), a national, multi-method study of the head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse churches in the United States. My aim is to expand knowledge about the research process, particularly for large-scale primary data collection projects. I review how I came to conduct the RLDP, the theoretical frame that initially guided the research design, and the methodological approach for the study. I also share lessons I learned along the way, highlighting the importance of having a diverse research team, how our standpoints matter for our scholarship, and what I would do differently in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/socrel/sry043 |