Guest Lecture on "Qualitative Research Methods for Young Researchers"

 

On 18 December, 2020, a Guest Lecture was organised by the Department of Political Science, St. Xaviers College, Jaipur. The topic was “Qualitative Research Methods for Young Researchers” and the speaker invited to conduct the lecture was Dr. Vijayta Mahendru, Policy Analyst, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, New Delhi. Dr. Mahendru has completed her PhD on migration and identity issues and has several years of designing qualitative studies, conducting interviews and writing reports and articles using qualitative data.

Principal Rev Dr A Rex Angelo SJ addressed the students in the beginning and highlighted the importance of learning research methodologies at early stages of higher education. Dr Mahendru, in her lecture, discussed the various aspects of qualitative research in detail. According to her, the knowledge of conducting research in social sciences is relevant not only for academic researchers but also gives a structure and method to other kinds of research that deal with social issues - eg. journalistic research, market research, PEST (political, economic, social and technological) analyses for businesses etc. This is why students should be introduced to research methods as early as possible in their academic journey, as it enhances their research capabilities for college-level projects and also makes them take a more informed choice about taking up research in the future. 

This talk was an introduction to research methodology for social sciences. It discussed the meaning of doing scientific research in social sciences. Several terms and concepts related to research methodology were introduced to students, like ontology, epistemology, qualitative-quantitative methods, reliability and validity in social science research, sampling techniques, ethical considerations and presentation of qualitative data, types of interviews and the issue of reflexivity in social science research. 

The session was very interesting as the speaker tried to make it as interactive as possible, given the constraint of being on the digital format. The students asked many questions and were keen to engage more with the subject. Umair Hariss was the MOC for the event and Ashutosh Singh gave Vote of Thanks. Q and A session was moderated by Neha Pascal.









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