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Course: Qualitative Research in Social Work

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Course title Qualitative Research in Social Work
Course code KKS/KSKVV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tavel Peter, prof. Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Navrátilová Veronika, Mgr.
Course content
Features of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. The research planning process; phases and functions of research; specifics of preparing and conducting qualitative inquiries. Formulation of the research problem, aims, and research questions in qualitative research (in social work). Characteristics of the main qualitative research designs. Specifics of sampling and participant selection. Data collection methods and data analysis procedures in qualitative research. Drawing conclusions and conducting the discussion in qualitative research. Validity and reliability in qualitative research. Ethics in qualitative research. Software for qualitative data analysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire basic skills in qualitative research. They can discuss the possibilities of scientific research using qualitative research (primarily in the field of social work). Students will understand the theoretical foundations and acquire basic skills related to the formulation of aims and research questions and the choosing appropriate methods of data collection and methods of processing of data in the field of qualitative research.
Students will have basic theoretical knowledge in the field of qualitative research. Students will be able to formulate a research problem, research goals and questions from the point of view of qualitative research in the field of social work. Students will acquire and demonstrate knowledge of how to work with data in qualitative research. Students will be able to choose the right design for their research paper. Students can characterize the basic methods of obtaining and processing qualitative research data.
Prerequisites
Basics of quantitative research.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

1. Active participation in lectures and seminars. 2. Successful completion of the oral examination based on the specified requirements: a) preparation and justification of a qualitative methodological design for a selected research problem (topics may relate to the student's Master's thesis); b) identification and presentation of a scholarly article based on qualitative research findings; c) answering a question from qualitative research theory (knowledge is expected at the level covered in the course presentations). Students with specific educational needs will have the course completion requirements adapted according to the nature of their disability. Adjustments may include extended time for written tests and assignments, modification of grading criteria for written work, and, where relevant, adjustments to the classroom environment and required study aids.
Recommended literature
  • BRAUN, Virginia and CLARKE, Victoria: Thematic Analysis: A Practical Quide..
  • Qualitative Research Methodology. .
  • BAUM, Detlef a GOJOVÁ, Alice, eds. Výzkumné metody v sociální práci. .
  • BELL, Judith and WATERS, Stephen. Doing Your Research Project. .
  • BRAUN, Virginia and CLARKE, Victoria. Thematic Analysis: A Practical Quide. .
  • CRESWELL, J. W. and POTH, Ch. H. Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design. .
  • DENZIN, N. K. et al. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (6th ed.). .
  • GAVORA, Peter. Sprievodca metodológiou kvalitatívneho výskumu. .
  • GULOVÁ, Lenka, ŠÍP, Radim a kol. Výzkumné metody v pedagogické praxi. .
  • HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. .
  • KOCVRLICHOVÁ, Marta. Vina. .
  • KOMÁRIK, Emil. Metódy vedeckého poznávania človeka. .
  • LUNE, Howard and BERG, Bruce L. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Science. .
  • ŘIHÁČEK, Tomáš, ČERMÁK, Ivo, HYTYCH, Roman a kol. Kvalitativní analýza textů: čtyři přístupy. .
  • SMITH, Jonathan Alan, FLOWERS, Paul and LARKIN, Michael. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Theory, Method and Research. .
  • ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára a ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman. Jak psát kvalitativně orientované výzkumné studie. Kvalita v kvalitativním výzkumu. .
  • URBAN, Marek. Kvalitatívny výskum vo svete umenia. .


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 23.02.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026