Julie Scott Jones|John E. Goldring
‘I’m not a quants person’; key strategies in building competence and confidence in staff who teach quantitative research methods’
Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Metropolitan University
initiatives like uk esrcs rdici programmes qstep centres longterm aim addressing welldocumented decline pool academics able willing teach quantitative methods qm however initiatives take time make impact therefore upskilling current staff vital strategy want maintain qm curricula paper draws findings esrc rdi project pointy clicky numbers stuff building staff quantitative skills project focussed upskilling staff large sociology department project committed delivering training develop staff competence qm however became clear alone would sufficient build staff confidence therefore project rolledout complex strategy addressed range central issues including pedagogy infrastructure departmental resourcing strategy staff worldviews article explores