Open AccessShifting Paradigms and Mapping the Process: Graduate Students Respond to Qualitative Research
Author(s) -
Marcia Faye Reisetter,
Melinda Yexley,
Deborah Bonds,
Holly Nickels,
William McHenry
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2003.1881
Subject(s) - qualitative research , graduate students , pedagogy , psychology , process (computing) , sociology , epistemology , engineering ethics , social science , computer science , philosophy , engineering , operating system
We describe the experiences and responses of a group of graduate students as they first encountered an in-depth study of qualitative research methods. Four themes emerged as having important contributions: the nature of previous research experiences, personal style and learning preferences, epistemological and philosophical commitments, and assessment of professional viability.