Melissa Freeman
Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy (Faculty)
Associate Professor
331 River’s Crossing
Phone: 706.542.3613
Email: freeman9@uga.edu
Program Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Qualitative Research Program
Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Specialization in Educational Research and Evaluation Methods)
State University of New York at Albany
Research Interests
* Qualitative research and evaluation methods (especially ethnographic and participatory)
* Intersection of culture, ideology, discourse, power, and knowledge in educational structures and practices (especially in regards to parent-school relations and educational assessments)
* The role of dialogue in the construction of meaning and understanding
* Philosophical and critical hermeneutics
* Alternative forms of representation in research and evaluation
Courses Typically Taught
* QUAL 8400 Qualitative Research Traditions
* QUAL 8410 Qualitative Research Design
* QUAL 8420 Qualitative Data Analysis
* QUAL 8515 Qualitative Evaluation
* QUAL 8540 Participant Observation
* QUAL 8585 Hermeneutics in the Social Sciences
* QUAL 9400 Advanced Seminar in Qualitative Research