Course Description
This course intends to provide graduate students with systematic training about qualitative research methodology in education. Course participants will learn about different approaches to qualitative research and their epistemological underpinnings, the social theoretical paradigms informing different approaches, ethical considerations and issues of reflexivity/positionality/legitimacy, and the methodological nuts-and-bolts in conducting qualitative inquiry.
Pre-requisite(s): Introducing Qualitative Research, or equivalent; or based on instructor's consent.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Describe and explain the nature of and approaches to qualitative research.
CILO-2: Design and conduct qualitative research (e.g., a multiple case study or narrative inquiry) to investigate specific educational issues.
CILO-3: Identify, interpret, and communicate complex ethical issues (e.g., informed consent, confidentiality, and power dynamics between the researcher and participants) in qualitative research.