221.671.11 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH FOR AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH

Acquaints students with Indigenous research concepts and issues and prepares them for the core research methods courses offered by the School of Public Health. JHSPH faculty provide basic overview of Indigenous research, community-based participatory research (CBPR), and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and their application to research in Native communities. Examines practical issues in study design, conduct and analysis. Applies these methodologies in designing research studies to address health concerns in Native communities. Examples and assignments are drawn from indigenous community settings.

The purpose of this course is (1) to provide a basic overview of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies (2) to examine practical issues in study design, conduct and analysis and (3) illustrate the application of these methodologies in designing research studies in American Indian Health.