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a case in the design of feminist qualitative research - a study of academic mothers' sabbatical experiences
Graduate students initiating qualitative research, like any inquiry, must hone and refine what they will study--the purpose of the research. Without clarity in the research purpose, the study's design will not likely unfold in a systematic way. However, narrowing one's research focus, such that methods follow research question, is much easier said than done. Through this case, I (Iverson) used a qualitative study as a teaching tool in an Advanced Qualitative research course, and will describe how this one project permitted one student (Seher) to learn about, and apply, varied methodological approaches. An initial basic interpretive study of faculty's sabbatical experiences developed into a feminist study of academic mother's sabbatical experiences. In particular, this case will focus on research design differences, in an effort to help novice researchers see how important it is to refine ones research purpose and questions.