GEDU 708 - Intro to Inquiry: Qual Methods

Unit(s): 3

This course serves as one of a two-course sequence that will introduce students to inquiry, as a concept, and as a process. The focus of this course will be on qualitative methodologies that are in alignment with SOE’s vision and commitment to community engaged, public scholarship. The goal of this course is that by the end of the semester students will be conversant in a range of critical qualitative methodologies and have a toolkit from which to draw upon as they move through the doctoral process. Specifically students will explore the rich terrain of qualitative research, research design, data collection and analysis, and to bring an informed eye to the reading of anticolonial, critical, and humanizing research in education. This analysis will focus primarily on the historical relationship between marginalized cultures and the concept of scientific research and knowledge production. This critique will inform our approaches to socially engaged scholarship that employs research methods to move us toward social justice in education.

Prerequisite: GEDU 702 with a minimum grade of B- or GEDU 703 with a minimum grade of B- or GEDU 704 with a minimum grade of B-
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
School of Education