2023 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 28-29
This article was written in accordance with the contents of the “statement of purpose” given at the symposium on the subject research as part of the report of the results of the “Possibilities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education” (research period: 2020-2023). This research project aims to collect examples of excellent qualitative research on higher education and to examine methods for exploring the nature of qualitative research, to raise knowledge for the establishment of qualitative research methods in higher education. Three activities have been conducted so far: (1) literature review, (2) qualitative research, and (3) networking among researchers of higher education. Based on these findings, in the statement of purpose, we clarify the research theme of analytically organizing qualitative research methods in higher education research from the viewpoint of their practicality for the members. Specifically, the participants shared the direction of exploring practical possibilities, such as presenting the research in an easy-to-understand manner for novice researchers when referring to previous studies, which is the starting point of the research. Next, this symposium discussion aims to report on one part of the process of compiling a collection of case reports on qualitative research methods in higher education, in an effort to disseminate qualitative research methods.
