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EDPSY 484. Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry, I
9-11:50 Wed., 22 Education
Instructor: Thomas Schwandt

Introduction to epistemological, methodological, ethical, and political issues characterizing the broad field of qualitative inquiry. Topics covered include an overview of logical postivism and logical empiricism; the Continental philosophers' critique of scientism and the emergence of hermeneutics; sociological theories of Verstehen; interpretive anthropology; feminist qualitative inquiry; social constructionism; contemporary crises of ethics, representation, and justification.

1 unit.