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Qualitative Research Methods I

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:17
Study Course Information
Course Code:SUPK_039LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:3.00ECTS:4.50
Branch of Science:SociologyTarget Audience:Sociology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Taņa Lāce
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)8Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures16
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours24
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Topic Layout (Full-Time)
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1Lectures1.00auditorium
2Lectures1.00auditorium
3Lectures1.00auditorium
4Lectures1.00auditorium
5Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
6Lectures1.00auditorium
7Classes1.00auditorium
8Lectures1.00auditorium
9Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
10Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
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Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
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Required Reading
1Berg Bruce, L. “Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences”, Allyn and Bacon, 5th.ed., 2004
2”Handbook of Qualitative Research”, ed. by Denzin N.K. and Lincoln Y.S., 2nd ed., Sage, 2000
3Harding, J. Qualitative Data Analysis. From Start to Finish. 2nd Edition. SAGE Publications. 2019.
4Kroplijs A., Raščevska M. „Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs”, RAKA, 2004
5Kvale S. “Interviews. An introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing”, Sage, 1996
6Newman, W. Lawrence ”Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative Approaches”, 5. th. edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004
7Pipere A. Kvalitatīvo pētījumu dizainu veidi. – ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Raka, 2011
8“Spogulis. Latvijas mutvārdu vēsture”, LU FSI, 2001
9Sullivan T.J. ”Methods of Social Research”, Harcourt, 2001
10Ядов В.А. Стратегия социологического исследования. М., Добросвет, 1998
Additional Reading
1“Analyzing Qualitative Data”, - ed. by Bryman A. and Burgess R.G., Routledge, 1994
2Ragin C. “Constructing Social Research”, Pine Forge Press, 1994
Other Information Sources
1International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2International Journal of Social Research Methodology
3Qualitative Research