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SOCI 4319

Qualitative Methods

Historical course

Fall 2016

Topics

  • methodology in qualitative research
  • § Understand methods employed in qualitative research design
  • § Understand significance of ethics and self reflexivity in qualitative projects
  • § Propose a qualitative project
  • § Understand the relationship between qualitative research and the construction
  • of theory
  • § Develop university-level research, analytical and writing skills

Readings

  • Required: 1. Qualitative Research in Action: A Canadian Primer, 2nd Ed. (2015), by Deborah K. van den Hoonaard.
  • Chapter 1 “Introduction” in textbook (pgs. 1-11)
  • Creswell, J.W., (2013). Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretive Frameworks, Chapter 2 in Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, pgs. 15-41.
  • Carter, S. M., & M. Little (2007). Justifying Method, Taking Action: Epistemologies, Methodologies and Methods in Qualitative Research. Qualitative Health Research 17(10): 1316-28.
  • Broom, A., K. Hand & P. Tovey, (2009). The Role of Gender, Environment and Individual Biography in Shaping Qualitative Interview Data, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12(1): 51-65.
  • Finlay, L., (2002). Outing the Researcher: The Provenance, Process and Practice of Reflexivity. Qualitative Health Research, 12(4): 531-45.
  • Manderson, L., E. Bennett & S. Andajani-Sutjahjo, (2006). The Social Dynamics of the Interview: Age, Class and Gender. Qualitative Health Research p. 1317-1334.
  • Chapter 2 “Asking Questions and Identifying Goals” in textbook (pgs. 12-33) Chapter 3 “Strategies for Designing Research” in textbook (pgs. 34- 54)
  • Creswell, J. W. (2013). Designing a Qualitative Study, Ch 3 in Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, pgs. 42-68.
  • Chapter 4 “Ethics on the Ground: A Moral Compass” in textbook (pgs. 55-74).
  • Doucet, A. & Mauthner, N. S., (2002). Knowing Responsibility: Linking Ethics, Research Practice and Epistemology. In Ethics in Qualitative Research, edited by M. Mauthner, M. Birch, J. Jesop & T. Miller, pgs. 123-145.
  • Ryen, A. (2011). Ethics and Qualitative Research, Ch 23 in Qualitative Research, edited by D. Silverman, pgs. 416-438.
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