Qualitative Research at The University of Alabama
Welcome to the Qualitative Research Certificate Program at The University of Alabama. Throughout this page you will find (we hope) specific information regarding our certificate program and qualitative research course offerings as well as more general information regarding qualitative inquiry across campus and throughout an interdisciplinary array of academic fields. More than simply serving as a list of programmatic or even field-based bits of information, it is our hope that this website helps to facilitate a growing community of scholars interested in qualitative inquiry. In the future, we aim to align this online presence with other complementary events and practices that, together, sustain and productively challenge our ongoing work as engaged scholars. We hope to connect with you soon.
2024-2025 Schedule of Classes
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Fall 2024
BER 631: Qualitative Research I BER 632: Qualitative Research II BER 633: Qualitative Research III BER 636: Qualitative Interviewing BER 695: Special Topics: Historical Research Methods BER 687: Field Work in Educational Research |
Spring 2025
BER 630: Case Study BER 631: Qualitative Research I BER 632: Qualitative Research II BER 634: Narrative Inquiry BER 672: Mentored Teaching BER 690: Readings in Educational Research |
Need Qualitative Research Assistance? Visit the RAS.
The College of Education’s Research Assistance Services (RAS) provide faculty and graduate students with advice, assistance, and instruction in qualitative research, quantitative research, and academic writing.
The RAS is staffed by three advanced doctoral students: 1) a qualitative methodologist, 2) a quantitative methodologist, and 3) a copy editor. The RAS provides a range of assistance to individual faculty and graduate students, including evaluating research purposes and questions; discussing data collection and analysis approaches, recommending applicable resources and readings, and reviewing academic manuscripts for form and grammar. The RAC also maintains a library of qualitative and quantitative data analysis reference texts, which students may access when the RAC is open.
Additionally, the College of Education’s Julie C. Laible Qualitative Research Lab, located within the RAS, provides faculty and graduate students with access to qualitative data analysis equipment and software, including digital audio recorders, microphones, transcription equipment, and video recorders that can be checked out for use by faculty and staff when the RAS is open
Click here to learn more and to make an appointment.
The RAS is staffed by three advanced doctoral students: 1) a qualitative methodologist, 2) a quantitative methodologist, and 3) a copy editor. The RAS provides a range of assistance to individual faculty and graduate students, including evaluating research purposes and questions; discussing data collection and analysis approaches, recommending applicable resources and readings, and reviewing academic manuscripts for form and grammar. The RAC also maintains a library of qualitative and quantitative data analysis reference texts, which students may access when the RAC is open.
Additionally, the College of Education’s Julie C. Laible Qualitative Research Lab, located within the RAS, provides faculty and graduate students with access to qualitative data analysis equipment and software, including digital audio recorders, microphones, transcription equipment, and video recorders that can be checked out for use by faculty and staff when the RAS is open
Click here to learn more and to make an appointment.
