title: Dialog on a country path: the qualitative research journey.
abstract: There is little information in the literature describing how students learn qualitative research. This article describes an approach to learning that is based on the pedagogical approach of Dinkins' Socratic-Hermeneutic Shared Inquiry. This approach integrates shared dialog as an essential aspect of learning. The qualitative pedagogy described in this article focused on three questions: What is knowing in qualitative research? How do we come to know qualitative research? What can we do with qualitative research? Students learned the basics of qualitative research within a context that fostered interpretive inquiry. In this way, the course framework mirrored the combination of interviewing, storytelling, and journeying toward understanding that constitute qualitative research.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States. Electronic address: Jsorrell@gmu.edu.
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sorrell
authors.affiliation: Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, United States.
authors.forename: Pamela R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cangelosi
authors.affiliation: Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, United States.
authors.forename: Christine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Dinkins
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: Dialog; Nursing; Qualitative research; Shared inquiry; Teaching