Good from Woods research toolkit

Toolkit index and research process

1 – research motivations

• Research motivations – questions for you and your organisation to think about before you start your research.
• Good from Woods research case studies – read reports from previous Good from Woods research projects. These include a summary of methods used and evaluation of carrying out research.

2 – planning your research

• A printable step-by-step guide to planning your research project (pdf) – how to plan your research from start to finish
• Research skills – how to use your existing skills to the full and tips on being aware of bias.
• Research ready checklist (pdf) – check you are ready to start!
• Timesheet template (xls) – to help you keep track of your time and progress.

3 – choose your research methods

• Guide to choosing research methods – questions to help you choose suitable research methods.
• Research methods index – a key to help you select methods to suit your research, linking to in-depth guides for each method and printable templates.

4 – research ethics and participant consent

• Guide to research ethics and participant consent – what to consider to ensure ethical research and maintain your participants’ privacy.
• Ethical consent form and information sheet template (pdf)

5 – gathering research data/evidence

• Data protection, organisation and storage – how to safely store, label and organise the data/information that you’re collecting and ensure anonymity for participants in line with data protection rules.

6 – analysing your data

• Guide to analysing data – how to make sense and extract meaning from the data you’ve collected.
• Data analysis spreadsheet example (xls) – a template to help you organise and sort through data.
• Wellbeing indicators – a set of indicators devised by Good from Woods to help you find themes in your research data and group positive or negative instances of wellbeing.

7 – presenting your findings

• Guide to presenting your findings – how to summarise and report back on your findings.
• Short report template (pdf)
• Presentation plan example (pdf)

8 – sharing your findings

• Guide to using your report/findings – how to share findings, report back to your organisation and make recommendations based on your evidence, including guidance on reflecting on the research process.