Presenting Research Through Podcasts

Could podcasts be the best next evolutionary step of scholarly work?

The current landscape of academic research heavily relies on traditional sources like academic articles, surveys, and archival research. While invaluable, these sources often suffer from limitations such as long publication cycles, potential for bias and a lack of real-time relevance.

The digital age has ushered in a plethora of new media forms, among which podcasts have gained remarkable prominence. Integrating podcasts into academic research offers a valuable complement to traditional data sources, providing real-time, diverse perspectives and rich qualitative insights. This approach enhances research by offering current, nuanced viewpoints and naturalistic data, which can effectively mitigate the limitations of more conventional methods.

While podcasts are increasingly recognized for their rich content and accessibility, academic research has yet to establish a standardized approach for their systematic inclusion as a data source. This omission in research methodology literature forms a gap, as it overlooks a medium that is suited to capturing the nuanced and evolving dynamics of contemporary social, technological, and educational landscapes.

Reference

Kulkov, I. Kulkova, J., Rohrbeck, R., Menvielle, L. Leveraging Podcasts as Academic Resources: A Seven-step Methodological Guide. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2024; 23. Leveraging Podcasts as Academic Resources: A Seven-step Methodological Guide - Ignat Kulkov, Julia Kulkova, Rene Rohrbeck, Loick Menvielle, 2024