[Air-L] ECPR Summer School in Ljubljana: Interactive Qualitative Data

[Gregor Petrič]

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***


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ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques 2008:

For those interested in qualitative data (Ethnography, Interviews, Focus
groups)and collecting data with information-communication technologies,
special attention to the course:

INTERACTIVE QUALITATIVE DATA: ONLINE AND OFFLINE ETHNOGRAPHY, FOCUS
GROUPS AND INTERVIEWING

The course will cover three different methods for collecting qualitative
data in both offline and online contexts. The first week will first
cover ethnographic fieldwork', concentrating on participant observation
at specific field sites, to examine social processes and the production
of meaning in those settings. Second, individual interviewing techniques
will focus on in-depth conversations that investigate research
participants' experiences with and perspectives on the research topic.
Virtual
ethnography and online qualitative interviews will also be introduced,
including lessons about how to participate in political, social and
cultural settings online, as virtual fieldworkers and online
interviewers. The second week will provide an in-depth examination of
focus group
interviewing:

* how to design projects using focus groups, (selection and recruitment
of participants, etc.);

* how to write interview guides;

* how to moderate focus groups.

For each topic, there will be a presentation on the variety of available
options, followed by a discussion on how to evaluate these options for
specific research purposes. These topics will be covered for
face-to-face as well as online focus groups. The instructors will give
lectures, conduct example focus groups, interviews online and offline,
and lead hands-on exercises so that
participants receive practical information and tips.

Course Instructors:

Prof David L. Morgan, Portland State University

dr Bojana Lobe, University of Ljubljana

For more information and registration details, please visit:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/summerschools/ljubljana/index.aspx