Creswell, John W. <br/><br/>
Qualitative inquiry & research design :  choosing among five approaches / 
John W. Creswell 
 - THIRD EDITION 
 - Los Angeles, California :  Sage Publications, Incorporation,  c2013 
 - xxi, 448 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412995306 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H 61 .C74 2013