Qualitative research methods [2100-SPP-L-D2QRME] Semestr letni 2023/24
Warsztaty, grupa nr 1

• Schreier, M. (2012). Qualitative content analysis in practice. Sage

• McNabb, D. E. (2010). Research Methods for Political Science: quantitative and qualitative approaches

• J. Saldana (2013), Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers

1) Single case study. Spaces, places and political events as objects of political research. Case selection

2) Reading “Marienthal”: Case study in social policy

3) Non-comparative small N studies. People and their experiences as objects of political research. Individual in-depth interviews and focus groups

4) Interpretive approach in social and public policy

5) Biographical and narrative research methods

6) Media and political communication as objects of political research

7) Political discourse as object of political research

8) Content analysis: overview

9) Workshop 1 Designing own research project: qualitative content analysis of political text. Sampling and organizing text for analysis

10) Workshop 2 Inductive coding. 1st cycle coding. Coding procedures. Memos

11) Workshop 3 2nd cycle of coding. Developing themes/categories

12) Workshop 4 Text retrieval. From codes and memos to a research paper. Quoting, arguing, interpreting, synthesising

13) Workshop 5 Research projects’ presentations and discussion

14) Participatory research methods

15) Ethnography of public institutions

1) Individual reading of assigned literature

2) In-class discussion

3) Lectures/presentation by the instructor

4) Own analysis of textual data

5) Written assignment based on text analysis

6) Students' presentation of own research projects

1) Active attendance is required: please have no more than 3 absences in the semester (20% of the grade)

2) Qualitative research project and its oral presentation (80% of the grade)

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