EDD 9900 Qualitative Research in Practice

Education research is a complex endeavor involving several different methodological approaches. This course focuses on one kind of approach: qualitative methods. These methods include various means of obtaining in-depth information about the behaviors and beliefs of people in naturally occurring social settings. This course provides candidates with the ability to apply theoretical insights which underlie this methodological approach and the techniques for and issues in gathering, analyzing, writing-up, and using qualitative data.

Registration Name

Qualitative Research in Practice

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Athens and Demorest: Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify foundational principles of qualitative research. 
2. Examine how assumptions, experiences, and beliefs influence one’s positionality. 
3. Conduct qualitative research by collecting data, organizing data, analyzing data, interpreting data, and writing up findings. 
4. Design a qualitative research study that names, frames, or solves a complex problem of practice in one’s local school context.