RES 7250 - Postqualitative Research (3)

When Offered: On Demand
Postqualitative Research is an interdisciplinary approach to conducting educational research, assembling methods and concepts from the traditional humanities such as philosophy, history, literary theory, and the arts. The aim of post qualitative research is both a critique of qualitative methodology and a chronological “coming after” methodology to imagine and invent emergent, innovative approaches that are unique and responsive to particular research problems. The starting place for the course is reading philosophy (poststructuralism and posthumanism) in order to problematize unexamined and common sense assumptions of educational practice, policy, and inquiry. A central thread of the course investigates the relationship between epistemology and ontology, and how each informs methodology. Practical matters such as writing a dissertation prospectus for postqualitative research will be addressed.
Prerequisites: RES 7160 or permission of instructor.