Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations

• Participants will learn about research versus evaluation, how research methods and methodologies fit into evaluation, and the relationships between axiology, ontology, epistemology, and methodology. This module will also overview the difference between method and methodology and will overview the goals and purposes of qualitative methods and types of questions that can be answered with qualitative data.

Module 2: Applying Qualitative methods in practice

• Participants will work through the practical aspects of developing evaluation questions, framing instruments, analyzing data, and reporting with qualitative methods including observation, interview, document analysis, and qualitative survey data.

Module 3: Applying Qualitative methodologies in practice

• Participants will work through the practical aspects of developing evaluation questions, framing instruments, analyzing data, and reporting with qualitative methodologies including case study, action research, and ethnography.