Subject Code: HS6L005 Subject Name: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methodology L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

Pre-Requisite(s): None

Content:

  • Introduction to Qualitative Research
  • Paradigms and Methods of Qualitative Research: Narrative Study, Case study, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, and Ethnography
  • Data Collection Methods: Interview, Focused Group, Observation, Media and Archive
  • Data analysis methods: Grounded Theory Method, Narrative Inquiry, Computer Assisted Data Analysis Tools
  • Quality and Rigour in Qualitative Research
  • Ethical Considerations in Qualitative Research
  • Writing up Qualitative Research


Text/Reference Books:
  1. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (3rd ed.). Sage Publications.
  2. Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2011). The SAGE handbook of qualitative research. Sage Publications.
  3. Willig, C. and W. Stainton Rogers (Eds.) (2008). Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology. London: Sage
  4. Smith, J. A., Langenhove, L. V., & Harre, R. (1995). Rethinking methods in psychology. Rethinking Methods in Psychology, 1-224.