ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the diverse research methodologies and methods employed within Learning Development research, emphasising the importance of participatory, emancipatory, and practitioner-led approaches to create a distinctive ontological and epistemological approach to research encompassing of Learning Development values and theory. The chapter delves into various research methodologies, including participatory research, surveys, and experiments; mixed, merge, and multiple methods; and research methods used in the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE). The chapter also highlights the application of specific research methods such as focus groups, workshops, interviews, questionnaires, multi-method, textual, learning analytics, and reflective and reflexive methods in the context of Learning Development. By engaging with these diverse methodologies and methods, Learning Development practitioners can contribute to the ongoing evolution of the field and solidify its unique identity. Ultimately, this chapter aims to demonstrate the potential for research to shape and define Learning Development, and to inspire readers to adopt participatory, emancipatory, and practitioner-led approaches in their own research endeavours.
