Qualitative Research Methods & Tools

Getting Started & Support for Qualitative Research

Online Tools to Learn about Qual Research Methods

What is Qualitative Research

Basic introduction to qualitative research:

Alternative Qual Fieldwork Methods/Info

Recommended reading

  • Try searching the library catalog with the phrase "qualitative research" (in quotation marks) to find books at UNM or explore some of the recommended titles below (or contact Liz Cooper, Social Sciences Librarian, cooperliz@unm.edu, for a list of recommended books).
  • Download NYU Data Services' Working Bibliography of QDA Literature of the Field (2016) for a list of recommended books on qualitative research.

General

Indigenous & Critical Research Methods

Indigenous and critical research methods challenge Euro-Western epistemologies and methods and provide frameworks for alternative ways of knowing.

To learn more:

Coding

QDA software like NVIVO helps you to organize and code your data.  If you are not familiar with coding, watch this short tutorial, Coding Your Data, for an overview and consider doing more reading on qualitative research in general to help you better plan your project.