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Qualitative Inquiry in Practice: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Dharmendra Kalauni, Arati Joshi, Caitlin E. Lunzmann, Sebastian Galindo, and Shane T. Michael


Release Date: 3/27/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc480-2025

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Abstract

This publication provides a brief overview of qualitative research to a broader audience including Extension professionals, students, early-career researchers, educators, and many others. Details on the sampling process, research methods, and data analysis process in qualitative research will be explained in the upcoming Ask IFAS publications in the Qualitative Inquiry in Practice series. Written by Dharmendra Kalauni, Arati Joshi, Caitlin E. Lunzmann, Sebastian Galindo, and Shane T. Michael, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, March 2025.

About this Publication

This document is AEC818, a publication of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Dharmendra Kalauni, graduate research assistant and doctoral student, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Arati Joshi, graduate research assistant, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Caitlin E. Lunzmann, graduate assistant, Thesis & Dissertation team, UF Graduate School, and doctoral student, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Sebastian Galindo, research associate professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, and faculty affiliate, Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center); and Shane T. Michael, county Extension director and Extension agent III, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County — Central; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Kalauni, D., Joshi, A., Lunzmann, C. E., Galindo, S., & Michael, S. T. (2025). Qualitative Inquiry in Practice: Introduction to Qualitative Research. EDIS, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc480-2025

Authors

Caitlin Lunzmann
Caitlin Lunzmann

former graduate research assistant and doctoral candidate, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville FL

Dharmendra Kalauni
Dharmendra Kalauni
student
University of Florida

graduate research assistant and doctoral student, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Arati Joshi
Arati Joshi
student
University of Florida

graduate research assistant and doctoral candidate, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Sebastian Galindo
Sebastian Galindo
Specialist
University of Florida

research associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Shane Michael
Shane Michael
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, M.S., Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, Sanford, FL

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