Teaching qualitative research : : cases and issues / / Rosalind E. Hurworth.

• VerfasserIn: Hurworth, Rosalind E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]; 2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Over the past two decades there has been a plethora of book for students about how to tackle Qualitative Research (QR), but absolutely nothing on how to teach it! This book attempts to redress the imbalance by presenting a history of what is known about QR teaching, as well as to bring alive current QR teaching and learning through a set of Australian and British case studies. Courses visited were located within a variety of disciplines (including Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Nursing, Psychology, Communications and Evaluation), were taught by both experienced and inexperienced lecturers, were either presented alone or in pairs, took place in a range of institutions. lasted from seven weeks to a year and involved from 15 to over 100 students. It emerged, however that, no matter what the context, several common issues were raised such as: Should you teach theory, practice or both? How do you determine a curriculum for a QR course? What is the best way to manage student projects? How should students of QR be assessed? In what ways can the constraints of University structures be confronted? and How can lecturer deficiencies in training and experience be overcome? To answer such questions, Professor Hurworth draws deftly from personal observations and rich conversations with both lecturers and students from all the courses described. As a result many practical ideas for moving the teaching and learning of QR forward, are suggested.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- How such a Book Arose and Associated Issues -- What Others Have and Haven’t Told us About Teaching Qualitative Research -- Visits to Several Qualitative Research Courses -- Visiting More Qualitative Research Courses: Courses where more than One Lecturer was Involved -- Contextual Factors Impinging on Courses -- The Relationship between Theory and Practice -- Determining the Qualitative Research Curriculum -- Assessment -- Management of Student Projects -- The Issue of Sharing Teaching -- Final Recommendations -- Resources Available for Teaching Qualitative Research -- References.