# Education Qualitative Study Design

> Use for qualitative education papers including case study, interview study, classroom observation, ethnography, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, grounded theory, content analysis, discourse analysis, and qualitative document analysis. Produces sampling, protocols, interview/observation guides, coding approach, trustworthiness plan, and findings-section structure.

- Skill: `ilog3/education-qualitative-study-design` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ilog3/education-qualitative-study-design`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ilog3/education-qualitative-study-design/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: ilog3 (https://skillmd.com/u/ilog3)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ilog3/education-qualitative-study-design

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# Education Qualitative Study Design

## Goal

Design a rigorous qualitative education study and prepare data collection/analysis materials.

## Inputs

- Research questions
- Phenomenon/context/participants
- Data sources: interviews, observation, documents, artifacts, classroom discourse, AI feedback texts
- Method preference if known

## Workflow

1. Select qualitative tradition: case study, phenomenology, narrative, grounded theory, content/discourse analysis.
2. Define participants, sampling, recruitment, and ethics.
3. Create interview/observation/document analysis protocols.
4. Define coding plan: deductive, inductive, hybrid.
5. Plan trustworthiness: triangulation, member checking, audit trail, reflexivity.
6. Produce method and findings-section structure.

## Tool Calls

Transcription:

```text
Whisper: https://github.com/openai/whisper
Otter: https://otter.ai/
```

Qualitative analysis:

```text
NVivo: https://lumivero.com/products/nvivo/
MAXQDA: https://www.maxqda.com/
ATLAS.ti: https://atlasti.com/
Taguette: https://www.taguette.org/
QualCoder: https://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder
```

## Output Format

| Component | Design Decision | Notes |
|---|---|---|

Include:

- Qualitative design rationale
- Participant plan
- Interview/observation guide
- Initial codebook
- Trustworthiness plan
- Findings chapter template

## Quality Rules

- Do not force variables onto qualitative questions.
- Make researcher role and reflexivity explicit.
- Tie every data source to a research question.