SW 637 Qualitative Research III: Making Sense of Qualitative Research Findings

The third course in the required qualitative sequence focuses on data analysis and reporting findings. Centers on methods of data description, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. Consideration of issues of power, privilege, and oppression as they relate to data analysis and representation of the experiences and perspectives of study participants, and strategies for addressing issues of researcher subjectivity and criteria for rigor. Ethical issues in analysis and dissemination will be examined. Apply qualitative data analysis methodologies with data collected during the first two courses in this sequence, as well as writing up and disseminating qualitative research. Introduction to the uses of computer assisted qualitative data analysis software.