EDUC 821 - Qualitative Research Methods

(3 hours) This course provides candidates with an introduction to qualitative methodology in educational research. Candidates will discuss different approaches to qualitative research, examine research studies, and engage in qualitative research. The course will investigate different approaches to qualitative research: ethnography, case study, phenomenological inquiry and narrative research, critical research and postmodern research. Questions of epistemology, positionality, purpose, and ethics are included in course content.