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Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches / John W. Creswell

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles, California : Sage Publications, Incorporation, c2013Edition: THIRD EDITIONDescription: xxi, 448 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781412995306
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • H 61 .C74 2013
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical assumptions and interpretive 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. Standards of validation and evaluation -- 11. "Turning the story" and conclusion.
Summary: 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 writing style, the author relates research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner. 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.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation Gen. Ed - CEAS GC H 61 .C74 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000012365

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical assumptions and interpretive 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. Standards of validation and evaluation -- 11. "Turning the story" and conclusion.

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 writing style, the author relates research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner. 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.

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