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"It’s Not Scary"

Empowering Women Students to Become Researchers

Arizona State University

Christina Risley-Curtiss

Arizona State University

Tonia Stott

Arizona State University

Diane R. Jackson

Arizona State University

Russell Nelson

Arizona State University

To increase their research skills and confidence, students in a nonresearch-focused elective MSW course gathered qualitative data through cross-ethnic interviews for a formal research project. Qualitative findings from a focus group of students were used to examine the perspectives of the students, all but one of whom were women, about (a) changes in their knowledge of and attitudes toward research, (b) the struggles they experienced, and (c) whether such projects should be integrated into other courses. Implications for social work educators who are seeking to empower social work students, especially women, to conduct research are discussed.

Key Words: teaching qualitative research • empowering women students • evaluation of teaching method • pedagogy

Affilia, Vol. 22, No. 1, 99-115 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906295812


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