Course in Qualitative Methods in Health Systems Research (QHSR)

Content

Policy makers, managers and service providers in the health system need to be able to select appropriate research methods to better understand and address the problems they face. This course specifically focuses on qualitative health systems research. The course also discusses which methods should be used to answer different health system research questions.

Participants gain experience in each step of the qualitative research process through the development of their own research proposal, through practical exercises, and by appraising a research proposal. Attention is also paid to enhance the use of research results by policy makers, managers, health care providers, civil society, and clients.

Objectives

At the end of the module/session the participants should be able to:

• explain the concepts, paradigms, and application of and qualitative research methodologies in health systems research
• clearly formulate research questions based on problem analysis
• ประเมินผลงานของกันและกันอย่างมีวิจารณญาณ (เช่น ข้อเสนอการวิจัยและผลการวิจัย) ในด้านคุณธรรมด้านเทคนิคและการปฏิบัติ
• select and explain an appropriate mix of qualitative research tools to investigate public health issues
• formulate a feasible, consistent and logical small-scale qualitative research proposal
• propose an outline of a research report and suggest strategies to disseminate research results to different target groups