Lectures (LE)
Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental skills needed to understand and apply qualitative research methods in psychosocial sciences.
Programme
The course provides an introduction to qualitative research, through a description of its ontological, epistemological, and methodological foundations, highlighting key differences from quantitative approaches. The implications of these differences will be explored in depth, both at the methodological level and in relation to the objectives of the research itself and the type of research question that the methodology allows to investigate.
This course will provide a comprehensive exploration of the predominant data collection techniques, with a particular emphasis on semi-structured and in-depth interviews, qualitative surveys, focus groups, photo-voice and visual methods, observational and ethnographic approaches. The qualitative approach will be discussed in relation to issues of validity, reliability and research ethics, with strategies proposed to ensure methodological robustness and transparency of results.
Exam
The assessment will consist of a written examination comprising 30 multiple-choice questions and an oral examination. Only those who have passed the written test will be admitted to the oral examination.
Bibliography
Cardano, M. & Gariglio, L. (2024). Metodi qualitativi. Pratiche di ricerca in presenza, a distanza e ibride. Carocci Editore.
Further bibliographic references will be provided throughout the course.
