EDFN 8383 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

Three credit hours.

A second course that is designed to provide students with an in-depth exploration into the philosophy, theory and practice of naturalistic inquiry. Students will explore the philosophical foundation of post modern research. Furthermore, students will study a variety of qualitative research design, data collection, data analysis, and report writing methods. Students will conduct a research study and receive feedback on the study’s design specific to a single tradition of qualitative inquiry, on data collection, on data analysis, and on drafting the narrative.

Prerequisites: EDFN 7373.