methods@manchester summer school 2019 - Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research

Date:

01/07/2019 - 05/07/2019

Organised by:

methods@manchester

Presenter:

Dr Vanessa May and Professor Sue Heath

Level:

Intermediate (some prior knowledge)

Contact:

methods@manchester
email: methods@manchester.ac.uk
telephone: 01612754269

Map:

View in Google Maps  (M13 9PL)

Venue:

The University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester

Description:

Overview

This intermediate level course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to doing qualitative research. The various stages of research will be covered, from data collection and analysis through to writing with qualitative data. We begin by introducing what we mean by doing qualitative research creatively, and course participants will also provide short introductions of their research projects. Participants will be given a practical and hands-on introduction to a range of creative qualitative methods of data collection, including various visual methods and mobile methods.  The course will also cover creative ways of analysing qualitative data and some of the key practical and ethical issues in using creative methods. Finally, we discuss practical and intellectual strategies for writing with qualitative data, and consider how it is possible to theorise, or write conceptually, with such data. The course includes workshop exercises involving creating qualitative data, and ‘methods surgeries’ where participants will have the opportunity to work with their own data.

 

Course objectives

At the core of the week’s course is helping to develop an inventive orientation that puts the researcher’s creativity and imagination at the heart of methodological practice. This will include:

· Introducing participants to creative methods both as an approach, and as a means of generating social science research data

· Providing an introduction to and some practical experience in the use of a range of creative methods of data collection

· Introducing participants to creative analytical strategies

· Offering participants opportunities to think about how they could use creative approaches in their own research

· Introducing participants to strategies for writing with qualitative data

 

Prerequisites
This is an intermediate course where participants will be expected to have a good understanding of the basic principles of qualitative methods and to have some experience of qualitative data collection and analysis. Participants will be asked to discuss their research projects and to bring their own data for analysis.

The number of places on this course is limited. Those applying to register on this course will be asked to submit a short statement outlining at what stage their research is and why they wish to attend this course.

 

Cost:

Students - £600
University of Manchester Staff - £600
Other attendees - £900

Website and registration:

Region:

North West

Keywords:

Qualitative Approaches (other), Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

Related publications and presentations:

Qualitative Approaches (other)
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

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