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There are plenty of freely available qualitative studies on google scholar. One way to find studies is to ask your students to think of a topical subject in the media that has caught their attention lately. Google search “qualitative psychology (your topic)” and see what you can find.<\/p>\n

Another approach is to find studies that could help them understand other aspects of the core, like acculturation, childhood development, relationships, etc.<\/p>\n

Using real examples of qualitative studies is the best way to teach the related methodology. You can read about some other qualitative teaching ideas here<\/a>. You could actually use this post for the activity in the linked article: get students to read the summaries below and select what methods they’d use and why.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are some that I’ve just now found that might be of interest.<\/p>\n

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Child marriage practices in Syria (Mourtada et al. 2017)<\/h3>\n

“Recent reports have suggested that child marriage among Syrians may be increasing as a result of displacement and conflict. This study sought to gather qualitative data about the factors that promote child marriage practices among Syrian refugees in Al Marj area in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, where the majority of Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. The second aim of this study was to generate recommendations on how to mitigate the drivers and consequences of child marriage practices based on the findings.” (Source<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Social Networking Use (Powell et. al., 2013)<\/h3>\n

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the following research questions: <\/em><\/p>\n