Author’s personal copy: pre-editing, pre-publication. Dialogue on a Country Path: The Qualitative Research Journey Jeanne M. Sorrell, PhD Cleveland Clinic Pamela R. Cangelosi, PhD Shenandoah University Christine S. Dinkins, PhD Wofford College Abstract There is little information in the literature that describes how students learn about qualitative research. This article describes an approach to learning that used Socrates’ emphasis on dialogue and Dinkins’ Socratic-Hermeneutic Shared Inquiry as the framework for reflecting on three questions: What Is knowing in qualitative research? How do we come to know qualitative research? What can we do with qualitative research? In addition to learning content of qualitative research methodology, students experienced the nature of qualitative research in its own context… aletheia, unconcealment, was allowed to happen. In this way, the framework of the course mirrored the combination of interviewing, storytelling, and journeying toward understanding that constitute qualitative research. Dialogue on a Country Path: The Qualitative Research Journey Phenomenological research is a heedful, mindful wondering about the project of life, of living, of what it means to live a life. Max van Manen, 1984, p. 38 Qualitative research is assuming greater importance in a variety of disciplines as students, clinicians, educators, and researchers turn to questions that may not be answerable with quantitative approaches. Yet, there is little information in the literature