Researching the learning experience of qualitative research students

Faculty in the Qualitative Research Graduate Certificate program at NSU continually strive to improve the learning experience of students in the program. In an effort to both generate new knowledge in this area and provide students in the program with real-world qualitative research experience, we incorporated two studies into the coursework of the program. In this presentation, we describe a metastudy and a phenomenological study of qualitative research students' learning experiences, detailing both the designs of the studies and our findings, and discussing implications for teachers of qualitative research.