Full Description
An up-to-date, clearly written, user-friendly guide that students and experienced scholars alike will find invaluable as they plan, implement, and write up qualitative research projects.
Doing Qualitative Research in Education Settings, Second Edition is a methods book that speaks directly to qualitative researchers in the field of education, providing a step-by-step guide to the development of a research project. Written in accessible language, the book emphasizes learning how to do qualitative work. Specific examples from real studies, using real data and demonstrating real analyses, are provided throughout. The book is designed to guide doctoral candidates through the dissertation process, from unpacking assumptions and identifying research questions, through project design, data collection and analysis, to writing the final draft. Recommendations for publishing qualitative work are included.
New to the second edition are a comprehensive updating of citations and references, new sections addressing the impact of computer-mediated communication (especially as related to data collection and analysis), an overview of the recent history of qualitative research, and an overall refresh that acknowledges the many changes that have occurred in society and academe since the original publication.
Contents
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. DECIDING TO DO A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Foundations
Characteristics
Research Paradigms
Kinds of Qualitative Research
Criteria for Deciding to Do a Qualitative Study
2. DESIGNING QUALITATIVE STUDIES
Design Elements
Institutional Review
Ethics
Criteria for Assessing Design Adequacy
3. COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA
Observing
Interviewing
Collecting Unobtrusive Data
Collecting Other Types of Data
Criteria for Assessing Data Collection Adequacy
4. ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA
Doing Qualitative Data Analysis
Typological Analysis
Inductive Analysis
Interpretive Analysis
Political Analysis
Polyvocal Analysis
Computer-Assisted Analysis
Criteria for Assessing Data Analysis Adequacy
5. REPORTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Writing Processes
Dissertation Issues
Writing Up Findings from Data Analysis
Tips for Publishing Qualitative Research
Criteria for Assessing the Adequacy of Qualitative Reports
Appendixes
References
Name Index
Subject Index
