# EDPOL 618: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Education | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### importer version

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### built at

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### current instructors

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### limited

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### term

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### departments

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| --------- | ----- |
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| CHEM      | 101   |
| CHICLA    | 52    |
| CIVENGR   | 133   |
| CLASSICS  | 47    |
| CNP       | 10    |
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| HDFS      | 41    |
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| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
| HISTORY   | 233   |
| HISTSCI   | 56    |
| HONCOL    | 13    |
| ILS       | 43    |
| INFOSYS   | 9     |
| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
| INTER-AG  | 18    |
| INTER-HE  | 11    |
| INTER-LS  | 22    |
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| NAVSCI    | 20    |
| NE        | 44    |
| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
| NURSING   | 111   |
| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
| OTM       | 43    |
| PATH      | 34    |
| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
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| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
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| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
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| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
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| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
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| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## course

### run id

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### semester

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### observed at

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### record version id

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### course id

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### catalog version id

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION

### description

Advanced qualitative methods for educational research taught through an apprenticeship in the research process, from developing the idea and questions to collecting and analyzing data to disseminating results. Presents specialized qualitative approaches.

### requirements text

ED POL 308(or ED POL 501 prior to Fall 2024)

### credit offering ids

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### llm summary

EDPOL 618 teaches advanced qualitative research methods in education through an apprenticeship model covering the entire research process from question development to result dissemination.

### llm topics

* Specialized qualitative approaches.
* Research process stages: idea development, question formulation, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination.

### llm skills

* Advanced qualitative research methods and the full research process from idea development to dissemination.

### llm assumed background

* Foundational qualitative research methods, including study design, data collection (interviews, observations), and initial analysis.

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* advanced qualitative methods education
* educational research apprenticeship
* qualitative data analysis dissemination
* EDPOL 618 research methods

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### catalog variants

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#### errors

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#### quick take

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2009: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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#### teaching history

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#### term id

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#### term name

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#### version

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#### graded

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_21c4ed9d862df37c88a40252-0.json)

### revision

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## instructor Trends

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## following

None recorded.
