{"id":2111,"date":"2026-01-26T17:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/?page_id=2111"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:16:43","slug":"qualitative-methods-trainings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/qualitative-methods-trainings\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualitative Methods Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn practical skills to design, collect, and analyze qualitative data. Workshops range from hands-on sessions for beginners to advanced methods for applied researchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/upcoming-qualitative-methods-training-schedule\/\">Access the current schedule and registration here.\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Current Trainings\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Semi-Structured Interviewing<\/h3>\n<p><em>Learn how about the interview process, build rapport, probe effectively, and manage ethics and recording in diverse settings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ideal for: I<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ndividuals planning to conduct qualitative interviews with minimal experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Time\/Format options: 1 hour session held over zoom<\/p>\n<h3>Cognitive Interviewing<\/h3>\n<p><em>Learn methods to test survey and interview items, elicit respondent understanding, and refine instruments to improve validity and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ideal for: Survey designers, instrument developers, and those preparing participant-facing materials.<\/p>\n<p>Time\/Format: 1 hour session held over zoom<\/p>\n<h3>Ethnography (Applied)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Practical training in participant observation, field notes, reflexivity, and translating ethnographic insights into actionable findings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ideal for: Researchers and evaluators doing field-based qualitative work in clinical, community, or organizational settings.<\/p>\n<p>Time\/Format: 2 hour in-person session on the BUSM campus<\/p>\n<h3>Rapid Qualitative Analysis (RQA)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Learn streamlined approaches for rapid data collection and analysis (framework matrices, team-based rapid coding, synthesis for urgent decision-making).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ideal for: Implementation teams, program evaluators, and rapid-response research projects.<\/p>\n<p>Time\/Format: 1 hour session held over zoom<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Future Trainings (preview)<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Traditional Qualitative Analysis &amp; Coding<\/h3>\n<p><em>In-depth training on coding strategies, developing codebooks, thematic analysis, and ensuring analytic rigor.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Focus groups and group facilitation<\/h3>\n<p><em>Learn how to facilitate and manage group dynamics in focus groups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trainings are hosted by Kayla Jones and Kelli Finn. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kayla at kjones4@bu.edu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn practical skills to design, collect, and analyze qualitative data. Workshops range from hands-on sessions for beginners to advanced methods for applied researchers.\u00a0 Access the current schedule and registration here.\u00a0 Current Trainings\u00a0 Semi-Structured Interviewing Learn how about the interview process, build rapport, probe effectively, and manage ethics and recording in diverse settings. Ideal for: Individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21770,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21770"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2111"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2154,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111\/revisions\/2154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ciis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}