Teaching Qualitative Research in Public Health (Teaching Public Health)

Qualitative methods are increasingly seen as key to addressing critical public health problems.How should instructors introduce qualitative methods to public health students and prepare them to conduct and critically engage in a meaningful way?Teaching public health students about qualitative research is more than just training students to run a focus group or explaining how to know how many in-depth interviews are "enough".It starts with helping students understand the power of qualitative methods and why they can be useful in population health. Designed as a resource for instructors teaching qualitative methods courses and classes for public health audiences, Teaching Qualitative Research in Public Health offers practical, creative ideas for designing both introductory and advanced courses and addressing the diverse learning goals of public health students inside and outside of the formal classroom.Written by experienced educators and qualitative researchers, this book discusses ways