PPAC 506 - Research Methods II: Qualitative Research Methods & Community Consultation

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In this course, students learn how to get detailed and significant information through research methods that use open-ended and in-depth interviewing, with a focus on the key components of qualitative research designs, methods, and analysis. Using qualitative methods in research for policy formation and analysis, or the evaluation of public organizations, this course reviews ethnography, case studies, in-depth interviewing, and various theories of inductive reasoning. Students also study asset-based approaches to needs assessments of communities and are introduced to various styles of participatory research.