Thread by @raulpacheco

Every time I bring up the discussion that we need MANY MORE methods courses, particularly qualitative and mixed methods, I get some pushback (because of length of program, costs, etc.)

But I don't think you can REALLY learn qualitative methods with ONE course. You need a MENU.

Over the past two years, I've taught several methods courses: Research Design, Mixed Methods, Historical Methods, Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data, Comparative Methods.

And I still think my students need more (on ethnography, on fieldwork, etc.)

I also know I'm a broken record, but ... We lack serious training in research methods choice and selection. Why did you choose that specific method to answer your research question, and why didn't you use this other one?

(sorry, early morning musings)

raulpacheco.org/2021/11/we-lac…

Addendum:

I do causal inference and field experiments too, and spatial analysis and social network analysis, so anything I say regarding qualitative methods (case study research, ethnography, discourse analysis) applies to quantitative, spatial, historical and experimental.