GROUNDED THEORY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course prepares students to engage in and argue for phenomenological research and grounded theory research. It provides an overview of the history, theoretical, and practical background related to various forms of phenomenological and grounded theory research. Research design, data collection and analysis are explored and practiced. Students will critique phenomenological and grounded theory research and design their own study or pilot a study of one of the two types.