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  1. Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods

    What is Qualitative Research
    Developing a Qualitative Research Question
    Interviews
    Focus groups
    Data Analysis
    Scientific Rigor

    Dr. Leslie Curry of Yale University introduces qualitative research in this 6 module lecture; what it entails, how questions are developed, how data are collected and analyzed, and how the researcher ensures rigor in qualitative research. 

  2. Understanding 21st Century Qualitative Research –QualitativeMind’s Channel 
    In this 5-minute video, psychologist and lifelong qualitative researcher, Joanna Chrzanowska, uses the metaphor of watching a play to provide a brief introduction to qualitative research and points out how this methodology contrasts as well as complements quantitative research.
     
  3. What is Ontology? What is Epistemology? 
    University professor and researcher, Kent Löfgren, provides a general introduction to these two branches of philosophy of science concepts that are important in the search for knowledge, the study of research, and the development of theories.
     
  4. How your working memory makes sense of the world 
    In this lecture, educational psychologist, Peter Doolittle, talks about how we make sense of life’s experiences. Consider how qualitative researchers use the same idea to make sense of the life stories of their research participants.
     
  5. Telling a Complete Story with Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research 
    Dr. John W. Creswell provides an example of how qualitative research techniques can complement quantitative research methods to help researchers make meaning of research participants’ stories or experiences.
     
  6. Qualitative Researchers Speak 
    A series of video interviews with qualitative researchers at Harvard University who offer insight into how they view qualitative research, and how they conduct their own inquiries.