“…The findings from the empirical studies confirmed that, when students engaged in experiential and practice-based learning, they underwent a paradigm shift about qualitative research (Hein, 2004;Pratt & Dolbin-MacNab, 2003;Reisetter et al, 2003); they made personal connections with the stories shared by their interviewees (Cooper, Fleischer, & Cotton, 2012;Hein, 2004;Nash, 2011); and they also learnt to draw on their own knowledge and subjectivity to develop their identity as qualitative researchers (Barrett, 2007). Furthermore, many of the studies (see, e.g., Belcher & Hirvela, 2005;Harper et al, 2008;Hein, 2004;Henderson et al, 2008;Roulston et al, 2003) reported that the lives of students became apparent through the narratives they wrote about their learning experiences as well as the personal transformation they underwent as a result. Students thus learnt more than research skills when doing research.…”