Teaching and Reviewing Qualitative Dissertations: The “So What” Dilemma
Location
DeSantis Room 3031
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
16-1-2020 2:45 PM
End Date
16-1-2020 3:05 PM
Abstract
The quantitative methodology predominates my years of research teaching for more than one and half decade. However, interest in the qualitative methodology endeared me to obtain the Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate from Nova Southern University five years ago. After obtaining the graduate certificate, the opportunity to teach, chair, and serving as lead reviewer in terms of the minimum standards for documentation of doctoral qualitative research studies increased. This presentation will be in two parts. It will firstly outline ways in which I teach qualitative research design relative to content and data analysis. Secondly, the paper will outline some struggles of students in presenting findings of their research after conducting data analysis. Hence, the presentation will outline some sample research study and the inappropriate findings presented in the first draft. Finally, paper will outline steps I have utilized to help improve understanding of how to edit the errors in order to answer the “so what “question of the research study. It is my belief that at the end of this paper, researchers and educators will benefit from what works as an instructor and reviewer of qualitative research.
Keywords
Qualitative findings, Qualitative data analysis, Doctoral dissertation, So what dilemma
Teaching and Reviewing Qualitative Dissertations: The “So What” Dilemma
DeSantis Room 3031
The quantitative methodology predominates my years of research teaching for more than one and half decade. However, interest in the qualitative methodology endeared me to obtain the Graduate Qualitative Research Certificate from Nova Southern University five years ago. After obtaining the graduate certificate, the opportunity to teach, chair, and serving as lead reviewer in terms of the minimum standards for documentation of doctoral qualitative research studies increased. This presentation will be in two parts. It will firstly outline ways in which I teach qualitative research design relative to content and data analysis. Secondly, the paper will outline some struggles of students in presenting findings of their research after conducting data analysis. Hence, the presentation will outline some sample research study and the inappropriate findings presented in the first draft. Finally, paper will outline steps I have utilized to help improve understanding of how to edit the errors in order to answer the “so what “question of the research study. It is my belief that at the end of this paper, researchers and educators will benefit from what works as an instructor and reviewer of qualitative research.