Reflections on Qualitative Research for Social Change

To prepare for this Discsusion: Review the readings from the Ravitch and Carl and Rubin and Rubin and consider reflecting on your experiences in qualitative research throughout this course. Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2021). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological (2nd ed.) Sage Publications. Epilogue “Revisiting the Horizontal Vales in Qualitative Research” (pp. 372–378) Chapter 11, “Qualitative Research Proposals” (pp. 325–370) Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Chapter 14, “Personal Reflections on Responsive Interviewing” (pp. 234–242) Review the media programs related to The Qualitative Dissertation Experience: A Doctoral Candidate Experience and consider the experience of other doctoral candidates through this qualitative research process. Post your responses to the following: Explain what social change means to you as a Walden doctoral candidate. What experiences from the course most influenced your understanding? Explain what in qualitative research you would like to know more about as a result of taking this course. Reflect on your problem statement and the next steps for developing a research topic for your dissertation or doctoral study. Include an explanation of whether you would choose a qualitative approach, why or why not.