142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014 : 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

LeConte Dill, DrPH, MPH , Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, Brooklyn, NY
This session is designed to provide students with options for engaging in qualitative research. Using Creswell’s (2007) model of qualitative inquiry and research design, participants will be introduced to phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory methodology, narrative inquiry, and case studies as approaches for conducting qualitative studies. We will discuss strengths and weaknesses, as well as the similarities and differences of each of the five approaches.

Learning Objectives:

-List five approaches to qualitative inquiry.

-Discuss the procedures inherent in each approach of qualitative inquiry.

-Compare the similarities and differences among the five approaches of qualitative inquiry.

Learning Areas:

Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Communication and informatics
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related education
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
List five approaches to qualitative inquiry. Discuss the procedures inherent in each approach of qualitative inquiry. Compare the similarities and differences among the five approaches of qualitative inquiry.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over 15 years of experience in public health, including a commitment to engaging in qualitative research projects, participating in professional development activities related to qualitative research, including trainings, presentations, and publications, and teaching and mentoring students and colleagues in conducting qualitative research.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.