Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches / John W. Creswell and Cheryl N. Poth

By: Creswell, John W [author]Contributor(s): Poth, Cheryl N [co-author]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., c2018Edition: FOURTH EDITIONDescription: xxv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9781506330204Subject(s): QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | RESEARCH DESIGN | SOCIAL SCIENCELOC classification: H 61 .C74 2013
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretative Frameworks -- 3. Designing a Qualitative Study -- 4. Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry -- 5. Five Different Qualitative Studies -- 6. Introducing and Focusing the Study -- 7. Data Collection -- 8. Data Analysis and Representation -- 9. Writing a Qualitative Study 10. Standard of Validation and Evaluation -- 11. "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.
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Doctor of Education - Educational Management General Circulation GC H 61 .C74 2018 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000013537

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretative Frameworks -- 3. Designing a Qualitative Study -- 4. Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry -- 5. Five Different Qualitative Studies -- 6. Introducing and Focusing the Study -- 7. Data Collection -- 8. Data Analysis and Representation -- 9. Writing a Qualitative Study 10. Standard of Validation and Evaluation -- 11. "Turning the Story" and Conclusion.

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.

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