FSS:GEN507 Gender in the Field: Qualitati - Course Information
GEN507 Gender in the Field: Qualitative Research Methods
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Division of Gender Studies – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Division of Gender Studies – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Sat 3. 3. 15:00–16:15 U35, Sat 14. 4. 15:00–16:15 U35, Sat 19. 5. 15:00–16:15 U35
- Prerequisites
- GEN 104
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-KS) (3)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-MS) (3)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-PL) (3)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-PS) (3)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-SO) (4)
- Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-SP) (3)
- Course objectives
- On succesful completion of the course students will be able to compile an concrete field research design. Students will be able to explain the logic of field research and field notes taking. Students will learn to interpret field materials of several kinds. During the course students will learn to identify the difference between qualitative and quanititive methodology. The qualitative research is introduced as a lived participation in the everyday life of social actors as well as shared understanding of mechanisms of social construction of their worlds. The course aim is to introduce and discuss the various dimensions of feminist research such as: notes taking, coding, systematizing and interpretation. The students will be provided with the exercise of critical thought and discussion over the selected readings.
- Syllabus
- 1. Feminist research
- 2. Feminist field research
- 3. The ethical dimensions of social science research
- Literature
- EMERSON, Robert M., Rachel I. FRETZ and Linda L. SHAW. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, xviii, 254. ISBN 0226206815. URL info
- REINHARZ, Shulamit and Lynn DAVIDMAN. Feminist methods in social research. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, viii, 413. ISBN 9780195073867. info
- Teaching methods
- lecture, seminar
- Assessment methods
- 3 written assignments research project design research final text
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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