Summer School 2017: Doing and Communicating Qualitative Research

After participating in the Summer School and depending on the workshops you attend, you will be able to:

• make informed decisions about designing your qualitative research, generating and analysing data, and writing up your qualitative research findings;
• appreciate how different analytic approaches understand qualitative data;
• use approaches to the generation and analysis of qualitative data in systematic and insightful ways;
• understand the common challenges associated with particular approaches in qualitative research and know how to address these effectively;
• engage with ethical issues associated with qualitative data collection and analysis in informed and effective ways;
• appreciate the strengths and limitations of qualitative research; and
• understand when and how to apply the conclusions of qualitative research to policy making and practice settings.

We recommend that you attend the whole whole four-day programme to gain maximum benefit.

Whether you are new to qualitative research or are more experienced, the summer school will benefit postgraduate students, researchers and professional practitioners in disciplines such as:

• psychology;
• counselling and psychotherapy;
• sociology and other social sciences;
• social services and social work;
• social policy;
• nursing and healthcare;
• education; and
• market research.