QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY

SOCWORK 949

Qualitative research methods seminars for research in the social and behavioral sciences.

C&ESOC/SOC 750

Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena; methodological orientations in sociology; types of research procedure: nature of sociological variables.

SOC 631

Introduction to qualitative research methods most commonly used by practitioners in business, marketing and communications, healthcare, education, government, social service organizations, and think tanks. Produce high-quality data using open-ended survey questions, interviews, focus groups, observations and media/content analysis. Techniques for analyzing and presenting qualitative data, including text-based and visual reports.

C&ESOC/EDPOL/SOC 755

Introduces qualitative, or ethnographic, research methods, emphasizing those suitable for educational and other organizational settings. Considers strengths and limitations of qualitative approaches in relation to varied research problems. Explores methodological procedures from entry into the field through writing.

EDPOL/SOC 955

An intensive, practice-oriented exploration of one qualitative research method such as participant-observation, interviewing, narrative analysis, oral history or ethnography. Treatment of the method includes: logics of inquiry, analysis of data obtained through the method, and uses of the method.