TEACHING WITH A HEART! The old saying is still true today: people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. QLR is about human life, human emotions, and human experiences. Teaching QLR must definitely be paired with passion and...
TO BE AN EFFECTIVE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (QLR) TEACHER/PROFESSOR, you need to learn QLR, conduct and publish QLR, and continually update your knowledge in QLR. When your own knowledge and experience of QLR is limited, you can expect to face challenges in teaching it. It’s...
USING YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE of research conduct, presentation, and publication is a powerful teaching tool. If you haven’t been doing research, consider starting immediately. Check some of my books posted here that provide very practical steps in conducting and publishing research. Many people are...
TEACHING WITH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES is very important whether it’s qualitative or quantitative research. It allows students to apply the new concepts immediately. By the time the class is over, students should be done with their research. Don’t teach for just memorization sake; teach for...
HANG OUT WITH OTHER QLR SCHOLARS & ENTHUSIASTS. In many countries, the number of QLR scholars is significantly limited. Hanging out with other QLR enthusiasts can give you access to an important network that can help you know where QLR events are taking place...
HUMILITY IN QLR TEACHING & ADVISING is expected in our work of educating students. No one knows it all. From time to time, some students may ask you about something you never knew about QLR. Don’t be arrogant and don’t mislead them. Simply let...
INVEST IN GOOD QLR BOOKS! As QLR teachers, professors, and advisors; it is important for us to know more about QLR than our students do. Since QLR hasn’t been taught in many HEIs, it’s important for us to train ourselves with intensive readings on...
