Doctor of Ministry Program - Centre for Critical Qualitative Health ...

3) October 1, 2009
Philosophical and Epistemological Assumptions of Qualitative Research:
How do we know what we know?
Crotty, M. (2003). Chapter 1: Introduction: The research process (Chapter 1). In The
foundations of social research: Meaning and perspective in the research process (pp. 1-
17). London: Sage.
Guba, E. G. & Lincoln, E. (2005). Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, and
emerging confluences. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln. (Eds.) (2005). The Sage
handbook of qualitative research (3 rd Ed., pp. 191-215). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
*Gilgun, J. F. & Abrams, L. S. (2002). The nature and usefulness of qualitative social
work research: Some thoughts and an invitation to dialogue. Qualitative Social Work,
1(1), 39-65.
Recommended readings:
*Denzin, N. (2002). Social work in the seventh moment. Qualitative Social Work, 1(1), 25-38.
Padgett, D. K. (1998). Introduction. In Qualitative methods in social work research: Challenges
and rewards (pp. 1-17). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Riessman, C. K. (1994). Preface: Making room for diversity in social work research. In C. K.
Riessman (Ed.). Qualitative studies in social work research (pp. vii- xx). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
Oct. 1 Lab:
Locating qualitative research
Using search terms to find relevant articles
Accessing and searching electronic databases
Using limiters and expanders to locate information
* Students will have the opportunity to locate articles based on their interests. Students
should come prepared with possible research questions and search terms relevant to their
interests.
4) October 8, 2009
Grounded theory: History, kinds of data, and coding strategies
Charmaz (pp. 1-71):
Chapter 1: An invitation to grounded theory
Chapter 2: Gathering rich data
Chapter 3: Coding in grounded theory practice
Miles, A., Curran, H.V., Pearce, S. & Allan, L. (2005). Managing constraint: the
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