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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, Incorporation, c2018Edition: FOURTH EDITIONDescription: xxv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781506330204
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • H 61 .C74 2018
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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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation Doctor of Education - Educational Management 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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