| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-438) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry -- Five different qualitative studies -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing a qualitative study -- Standards of validation and evaluation -- "Turning the story" and conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. The authors compare the approaches and relate research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner. Featuring new content, articles, pedagogy, references, and expanded coverage of ethics throughout, the book is an introduction to the theories, strategies, and practices of qualitative inquiry. |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Methodology
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Research -- Design
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| Added Author |
Poth, Cheryl N., author
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| Added Title |
Qualitative inquiry and research design. |
| ISBN |
1506330207 (pbk) |
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9781506330204 (pbk) |
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9781506361178 (International student edition) |
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