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Week - 1
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Introduction
Getting students' ideas related to broad concept of research
• What is research?
• Why do we need research?
• What are the types of research?
• Student narratives and reflections on the last research they carried
• Primary vs secondary research
• Basic vs. applied research
• Reflections on students’ understanding of research
• Similarities and differences between quantitative and qualitative research
• Introduction to qualitative inquiry
Zacharias, N.T. (2012). Chapter 1: What is Research? In Qualitative Research Methods for Second language Education: A coursebook. Cambridge Scholar Publishing: UK, pp.1-18.
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Week - 2
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Foundations of Qualitative Research
• Ontological and epistemological considerations in qualitative inquiry
• Research paradigms and perspectives
• Interpretive frameworks
Creswell, J.W. (2013). Philosophical assumptions and interpretative frameworks. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.15-41.
Hatch, A.J. (2002). Deciding to do qualitative research. In Doing Qualitative Research in Educational Settings. State University of New York Press: Albany, pp. 1-20.
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Week - 3
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Designing a Qualitative Study
• Characteristics of qualitative research
• Process of designing a qualitative study
• Ethical considerations in qualitative research design
• General structure/format of a qualitative study
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 9: Qualitative procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California.
Creswell, J.W. (2013). Designing a qualitative study. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.42-67.
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Week - 4
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Approaches in Qualitative Research
• Narrative Research
• Phenomenological Research
• Grounded Theory Research
• Ethnographic Research
• Case Study Research
Creswell, J.W. (2013). Five qualitative approaches to inquiry. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.69-110.
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Week - 5
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Conducting a qualitative research study
• Identifying the problem
• Writing a qualitative purpose statement
• Stating qualitative research questions
• Review of the relevant literature
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 7: Qualitative research questions. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California.
Creswell, J.W. (2013). Introducing and focusing the study. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.129-144.
Zacharias, N.T. (2012). Chapter 3: The research question. In Qualitative Research Methods for Second language Education: A coursebook. Cambridge Scholar Publishing: UK, pp.1-18.
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Week - 6
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Discussion of Students’ Studies
• Analysis of student’s work on identifying the research problem, writing a qualitative purpose statement, stating qualitative research questions, reviewing the relevant literature (outline)
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Week - 7
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Midterm |
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Week - 8
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Methodological framework in a qualitative research study
• Sampling strategy/selection of the participants in qualitative research
• Data collection tools in qualitative research (interviews, observations, documents, audiovisual materials)
• Data recording/storing procedures in qualitative research
• Data collection procedures in qualitative research
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 9: Qualitative procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California.
Creswell, J.W. (2013). Data collection. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.145-178.
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Week - 9
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Mixed Methods Procedures
• Nature and components of mixed-methods procedures
• Models for mixed-methods inquiry
• Sequential and Concurrent Strategies in mixed-methods procedures
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 10: Mixed-methods procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California.
Ivankova, N.V., Creswell, J.W. & Stick, S.L. (2006). Using mixed-methods sequential explanatory design: From theory to practice. Field methods, 18(1), 3-20.
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Week - 10
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Discussions on students' studies |
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Week - 11
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Data Analysis Strategies in Qualitative Research
• Types of data analysis strategies in qualitative inquiry
• Fundamentals of coding of qualitative data- samples
• Quoting and extracting in qualitative research
• Reliability, validity, and generalizability issues in qualitative inquiry
• Peer debriefing in qualitative research
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Week - 12
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Interpretation of Research Findings in Qualitative Research
• Reporting and discussion of qualitative findings
• Writing conclusions and implications |
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Week - 13
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Discussions on students' studies |
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Week - 14
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Review |
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