Course Description
This course builds on EDRS 6002 - the compulsory research methods course that all Masters students in the School of Education are required to complete - by helping students become proficient in qualitative methods. It consolidates and extends their understanding of and skills in qualitative research methods introduced in EDRS6002. In this course students have an opportunity to learn and practise qualitative research skills and to develop an understanding of the importance of ethics and trustworthiness as part of good qualitative research design and practice. They will also be introduced to a variety of qualitative research genres to include ethnography, case study, life history, grounded theory and phenomenology.