Qualitative Research in Nursing and Health

3 credits · Graduate

This course explores various approaches to qualitative research in nursing and health, beginning with the epistemological and ontological commitments. Approaches may include qualitative description, phenomenology, participatory action research, feminist research, grounded theory, and forms of ethnography. Practical concerns encountered in undertaking qualitative research, including issues of ethics and rigour, are explored. Prerequisite(s): NURS 618-3 Preclusion(s): EDUC 610-4, GNDR 609-3, HHSC 703-3, and NURS 609-3 Major Restriction: Master of Science in Nursing (Thesis) students, or with permission of the Chair