Development and Implementation of a Tool to Guide Undergraduate Qualitative Research

This research study sought to develop and study a tool designed to guide students through the process of qualitative research. The tool used a dashboard mechanism and collaborative engagement to guide students through a series of collaborative steps as they conducted qualitative research in a world music course. The collected research data demonstrate the benefit of using an online tool as well as the challenge of working with ill-defined problems, changing views about the role of qualitative research, and a fascination about the process of understanding other participants' lived experiences.