Description
Education research is a complex process that can involve several different methodological approaches. This course focuses on qualitative methods with the intent of obtaining in-depth information about the behaviors and beliefs of people in naturally occurring social settings. This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the theoretical perspectives which underlie this methodological approach and the techniques for and issues in gathering, analyzing, writing-up, and using qualitative data. Students will formulate research question(s) for study.