基本説明
Explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study.
Full Description
In this Third Edition of his bestselling text John W. Creswell explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. In his signature accessible writing style, the author relates research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry. He compares theoretical frameworks, ways to employ standards of quality, and strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analyzing data, writing a narrative, and verifying results.
Contents
Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretive FrameworksChapter 3. Designing a Qualitative StudyChapter 4. Five Qualitative Approaches to InquiryChapter 5. Five Different Qualitative StudiesChapter 6. Introducing and Focusing the StudyChapter 7. Data CollectionChapter 8. Data Analysis and RepresentationChapter 9. Writing a Qualitative StudyChapter 10. Standards of Validation and Reliability in Qualitative ResearchChapter 11. "Turning the Story" and ConclusionAppendix A. An Annotated Glossary of TermsAppendix B. A Narrative Research StudyAppendix C. A Phenomenological StudyAppendix D. A Grounded Theory StudyAppendix E. An EthnographyAppendix F. A Case Study
