Introduction to Qualitative Research

Harvard HGSE

This introductory course supports doctoral students in gaining familiarity and experience with the foundational theories and methods characteristic of qualitative research. Students explore the basic mechanics of qualitative research, as well as ways in which forms of qualitative research are fundamentally grounded in theories of knowledge, theories of the social world, and traditions of practice. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual and empirical decisions underlying various iterative…