INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY ANALYSIS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain major concepts and terms related to qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 2. Understand the implications of key philosophical, paradigmatic, and epistemological considerations for qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 3. Distinguish, compare, and contrast various types of qualitative research methodologies and strategies. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate and discuss elements of "good" qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 5. Consider and employ ethical and effective data collection techniques including ability to address field and logistical issues. Audience: Graduate 6. Construct sound qualitative data collection designs. Audience: Graduate 7. Understand the importance of and build the capacity to incorporate reflection in research practice. Audience: Graduate 8. Engage in research collaborations and peer review. Audience: Graduate 9. Gain exposure to qualitative analytic processes, including the development of deductive and inductive codes. Audience: Graduate 10. Build capacity toward explaining and presenting qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate proficiency in organizing a complex qualitative project. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain major concepts and terms related to qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 2. Understand the implications of key philosophical, paradigmatic, and epistemological considerations for qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 3. Distinguish, compare, and contrast various types of qualitative research methodologies and strategies. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate and discuss elements of "good" qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 5. Consider and employ ethical and effective data collection techniques including ability to address field and logistical issues. Audience: Graduate 6. Construct sound qualitative data collection designs. Audience: Graduate 7. Understand the importance of and build the capacity to incorporate reflection in research practice. Audience: Graduate 8. Engage in research collaborations and peer review. Audience: Graduate 9. Gain exposure to qualitative analytic processes, including the development of deductive and inductive codes. Audience: Graduate 10. Build capacity toward explaining and presenting qualitative research. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate proficiency in organizing a complex qualitative project. Audience: Graduate