Objectives and competences
Student will be able to:
• critically review debates of qualitative research methodologies and methods,
• advance knowledge, skills and application of the qualitative research process,
• independently prepare and evaluate qualitative research proposal,
• evaluate the appropriateness of their chosen research design and methodology,
• critically analyse and interpret qualitative data,
• critically examine the different perspectives on and application of rigour in qualitative research,
• independently solve research questions regarding qualitative research.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Theoretical, philosophical and practice debates of qualitative research.
• Philosophy of science for development of qualitative methodology.
• Review and discussion of different qualitative research methodologies.
• Selection of appropriate method for research project.
• Approaches and strategies of qualitative data collection.
• Sampling in qualitative research.
• Approaches and methods of qualitative data analysis.
• Criteria for rigour of qualitative research
• Ethics in qualitative research.
• Implication qualitative research findings for nursing practice, education and administration and future research
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures (auditory and e-lectures), Seminars (auditory and e-Seminars), Tutorials
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Student
• argue about the theoretical, philosophical, and practice debates related to differing research methodologies in research,
• argue about the historical and philosophical development of qualitative research methodologies,
• evaluate a range of factors to be taken into consideration when gaining permission to access research settings, promote good relations and effective communication with participants and other key stakeholders,
• justify the choice of philosophy, qualitative methodology and methods according to the design research question,
• apply qualitative methodologies and methods to research questions, data collection and analysis,
• select criteria of rigour in qualitative research,
• evaluates the ethical issues particular to theirs study.
Readings
Obvezna:
Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. 2024 (ali starejša izdaja). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. 5th ed., Sage Publications.
Creswell, J. W., Poth, C. N. (2024, 2018). Qualitative inquiry & research design: choosing among five approaches, 4th ed. Los Angeles: Sage.
Priporočena:
Lahman, M. K. E. (2022). Writing and representing qualitative research (str. XVII, 395). Sage.
Domače in mednarodne strokovne in znanstvene publikacije s področja učne enote.
Prerequisits
There are no specific prerequisites (attendance is checked).
