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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Public Policy
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr.Anat Gofen
Coordinator Office Hours:
Monday, 13:00-14:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Anat Gofen
Course/Module description:
The course will combine a thorough discussion on the qualitative research with personal experience with collection, interpretation and analysis of knowledge created during the research.
We will review various approaches to qualitative research, such as field work, case study, and grounded theory, and focus on methods of observation, interview, and text analysis.
In addition, we will discuss the ethical responsibility in qualitative research, in relation to “subjects” and “informants”, and elaborate on the contribution of qualitative research to policy both in research and practice.
Course/Module aims:
The objective of this course is to introduce the students with the qualitative research and to experiment with its research methods as well as its contribution to policy analysis.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To critically analyses researches
To appraise the pros and cons of qualitative research tools
To apply the qualitative research tools in policy analysis
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal teaching and active student participation
Course/Module Content:
Paradigms of qualitative research
Research strategies
Field observation
Interviews
Documents
Analyzing discourse
Ethics
The contribution of qualitative research to policy analysis
Required Reading:
A full list will be given at class.
גבתון, ד'. (2006). תיאוריה המעוגנת בשדה: משמעות תהליך ניתוח הנתונים ובניית תיאוריה במחקר איכותי.
בתוך נ' צבר- בן יהושע (עורכת). מסורות וזרמים במחקר האיכותי (עמ' 195-228). לוד: דביר.
צבר-בן יהושע. נ'. (2001). מבוא. בתוך נ' צבר- בן יהושע (עורכת). מסורות וזרמים במחקר האיכותי (עמ' 13-29). לוד: דביר.
קליין, ע'. (2010). ניתוח שיח ביקורתי של טקסט עיתונאי. בתוך ל' קסן, ומ' קורמר- נבו (עורכות). ניתוח נתונים במחקר איכותני (עמ' 230-254). באר שבע: אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון.
שקדי, א'. (2003). מילים המנסות לגעת: מחקר איכותני- תיאוריה ויישום. תל אביב: הוצאת רמות. עמ' 69-79.
Fordham, S., & Ogbu, J. U. (1986). Black students' school success: Coping with the “burden of ‘acting white’”. The urban review, 18(3), 176-206.
Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (1995). Ethnography: Principles in practice. London: Routledge. Pp.1-22.
Ragin, C. C. (1992). "Casing" and the process of Social Inquiry. In: C. C. Ragin, & H. S. Becker (eds.). What is a case? Exploring the foundations of social inquiry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 217-225.
Additional Reading Material:
A full list will be given at class.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 10 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 30 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 60 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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