Overview
Find a qualitative-research article in the Touro library and respond to the following:
1) What were the ethical considerations for conducting research discussed in the article?
2) How were the study participants protected?
3) What type of safeguards should qualitative researchers consider to protect research participants?
Required Reading:
Demirci, J.R. (2023). About research: Conducting better qualitative interviews. Journal of Human Lactation, 40(1), 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344231213651
Rosenberg, G.R. (2023, October 15). A practical guide to conducting interviews in qualitative studies [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Uw6PTFlUg (15:09)
Clarke, V. (2025, October 10). Qualitative interviewing Braun et al. Part 2 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMNKL02S12Q&t=18s (29:23)
Brailas, A. (2025). The appreciative qualitative interview: A research method for empowering people. Methodology, 21(1), Article e15421. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.15421
Schuttler, R. (2022, November 21). Mastering the art of interview question alignment [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zFYEi5MOizk (28:32)
Research Methods - University of Salford. (2021, January 21). Developing qualitative research questions [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZZhhZgVNis (22:44)
Mirza, H., Fouzi, B., & Mirza, C. (2023). Ethical considerations in qualitative research: Summary guidelines for novice social science researchers.
Social Studies and Research Journal, 11(1), 441-449. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370838199_Ethical_Considerations_in_Qualitative_Research_Summary_Guidelines_for_Novice_Social_Science_Researchers
Taquette, S. R., & Borges da Matta Souza, L. M. (2022). Ethical dilemmas in qualitative research: A critical literature review. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221078731
| Objectives |
- Define qualitative inquiry, its vocabulary, key concepts, and describe common theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative inquiry
- Determine the types of research questions for which a qualitative study is most appropriate.