1. sējums - Daugavpils Universitāte

Kursa anotācija angļu valodā:
The study course is directed towards the development of scientific research skills of doctoral students using
the background of the methodology and methods of qualitative research. The course emphasizes the place and
role of qualitative research in contemporary scientific investigations, as well as the meaning of this
methodology in the pedagogical context. The course reflects the history and advanced directions of
qualitative research, compares the qualitative and quantitative research methodology and methods.
Qualitative research and process will be analysed: researcher as a multicultural subject, theoretical paradigms
and perspectives, research strategies, methods of data collection and analysis, art of interpretation and
presentation. Doctoral students will have the opportunity to test and define the possibilities of integrating
qualitative research methodology and methods in their own research as well as approbate the qualitative
research methods relevant for their specific research, and elaborate the mechanisms of validity and credibility
testing. Doctoral students will read several important examples of qualitative research in the field of
education. As a part of qualitative methodology, action research as a strategy of educational changes will be
stressed.
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