Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality
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Resumo: | Qualitative research has been increasingly used in the field of psychology. Consequently, concerns about the development of students’ skills in qualitative research have arisen. The main goal of this paper is to characterize the current state of art of the qualitative research teaching in Portuguese bachelor’s degrees in psychology. A documentary analysis was performed, and the data collection was conducted through an online search: first on the website of the General Directorate of Higher Education, and afterwards on the online sites of each of the Portuguese universities where the first cycle of psychology is taught. A content analysis was made by two coders and a discussion about categories was made until a consensus was reached. The data revealed the existence of 31 undergraduate courses in psychology at 31 Portuguese teaching institutions. There were 12 undergraduate courses at 12 public universities, and 19 undergraduate courses at 19 private universities. Despite the diversity in the study plans in the degree of psychology, most of them included qualitative research methodology teaching. However, the data analysis revealed different designations of the curricular units (CUs) related to qualitative research, as well as a different number of credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System—ECTS). In addition, there were variations in the academic year in which the qualitative research CUs were taught and registered in their syllabi. This study indicates that undergraduate Portuguese psychology students generally have some training in qualitative research but the way it is carried out and the training contents are not uniform for all the existing degrees. It is important to reflect on the importance of qualitative research in psychology and further studies on qualitative methods teaching practices are still needed. |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese realityQualitative researchTeaching and learningEducational psychologyPsychology trainingPsychology researchQualitative researchersPsychological qualitative studiesResearch qualitative skillsQualitative methodsQualitative research has been increasingly used in the field of psychology. Consequently, concerns about the development of students’ skills in qualitative research have arisen. The main goal of this paper is to characterize the current state of art of the qualitative research teaching in Portuguese bachelor’s degrees in psychology. A documentary analysis was performed, and the data collection was conducted through an online search: first on the website of the General Directorate of Higher Education, and afterwards on the online sites of each of the Portuguese universities where the first cycle of psychology is taught. A content analysis was made by two coders and a discussion about categories was made until a consensus was reached. The data revealed the existence of 31 undergraduate courses in psychology at 31 Portuguese teaching institutions. There were 12 undergraduate courses at 12 public universities, and 19 undergraduate courses at 19 private universities. Despite the diversity in the study plans in the degree of psychology, most of them included qualitative research methodology teaching. However, the data analysis revealed different designations of the curricular units (CUs) related to qualitative research, as well as a different number of credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System—ECTS). In addition, there were variations in the academic year in which the qualitative research CUs were taught and registered in their syllabi. This study indicates that undergraduate Portuguese psychology students generally have some training in qualitative research but the way it is carried out and the training contents are not uniform for all the existing degrees. It is important to reflect on the importance of qualitative research in psychology and further studies on qualitative methods teaching practices are still needed.This research was financially supported by Portuguese national funds through the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) within the framework of the CIEC (Research Center for Child Studies of the University of Minho) projects under the references UIDB/00317/2020 and UIDP/00317/2020.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Universidade do MinhoAntunes, Ana PereiraMartins, Silvana2023-08-092023-08-09T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/87198engAntunes, A.P.; Martins, S. Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology: A Look at the Portuguese Reality. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci120804482076-076010.3390/socsci12080448448https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/8/448info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-11T01:17:00Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/87198Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:37:55.520446Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality Antunes, Ana Pereira Qualitative research Teaching and learning Educational psychology Psychology training Psychology research Qualitative researchers Psychological qualitative studies Research qualitative skills Qualitative methods |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Teaching qualitative research in psychology: a look at the Portuguese reality |
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Antunes, Ana Pereira |
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Antunes, Ana Pereira Martins, Silvana |
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Martins, Silvana |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Antunes, Ana Pereira Martins, Silvana |
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Qualitative research Teaching and learning Educational psychology Psychology training Psychology research Qualitative researchers Psychological qualitative studies Research qualitative skills Qualitative methods |
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Qualitative research Teaching and learning Educational psychology Psychology training Psychology research Qualitative researchers Psychological qualitative studies Research qualitative skills Qualitative methods |
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Qualitative research has been increasingly used in the field of psychology. Consequently, concerns about the development of students’ skills in qualitative research have arisen. The main goal of this paper is to characterize the current state of art of the qualitative research teaching in Portuguese bachelor’s degrees in psychology. A documentary analysis was performed, and the data collection was conducted through an online search: first on the website of the General Directorate of Higher Education, and afterwards on the online sites of each of the Portuguese universities where the first cycle of psychology is taught. A content analysis was made by two coders and a discussion about categories was made until a consensus was reached. The data revealed the existence of 31 undergraduate courses in psychology at 31 Portuguese teaching institutions. There were 12 undergraduate courses at 12 public universities, and 19 undergraduate courses at 19 private universities. Despite the diversity in the study plans in the degree of psychology, most of them included qualitative research methodology teaching. However, the data analysis revealed different designations of the curricular units (CUs) related to qualitative research, as well as a different number of credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System—ECTS). In addition, there were variations in the academic year in which the qualitative research CUs were taught and registered in their syllabi. This study indicates that undergraduate Portuguese psychology students generally have some training in qualitative research but the way it is carried out and the training contents are not uniform for all the existing degrees. It is important to reflect on the importance of qualitative research in psychology and further studies on qualitative methods teaching practices are still needed. |
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Antunes, A.P.; Martins, S. Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology: A Look at the Portuguese Reality. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12080448 2076-0760 10.3390/socsci12080448 448 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/8/448 |
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