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Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)

6 reviews
Joseph A. Maxwell

Sage Publications, Inc, 2004

Maxwell provides roadmap
Having acquired a veritable library of qualitative methods books and journal articles, I still felt like I was floundering. This book gave me not only a new and more valuable way of thinking about what I was doing, but a step-by-step action guide, practical, practicable, and with a depth (both explicated and in specific references) that makes me much more confident about eventual orals. Short ...

Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 (4th Edition)

13 reviews
Lauren Leslie, JoAnne Schudt Caldwell

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

Qualitative Reading Inventory-4
Great informal reading inventory. It is a little tricky to administer but gets easier with repeated usage. Comes with CD that has sample videos of administering and the necessary recording forms.

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods

13 reviews
Michael Quinn Patton

Sage Publications, Inc, 2001

As good as it gets for a qualitative research text
I purchased this book for a graduate level qualitative research methods course. The book is well written and will be an important reference in the future. Patton's writing style is engaging and he uses examples throughout the text. He is a well known qualitative researcher who has valuable experience in the subject matter. I would highly recommend this text to those interested in learning ...

Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction (3rd Edition)

3 reviews
Corrine Glesne

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

Becoming Qualitative Researchers
As a teacher of qualitative research methods to doctoral students, I highly recommend this book. It is easy to read and gives students a broader understanding of qualitative approaches to research than books that focus specifically on one or more methods. I also appreciate the attention given to the impact of postmodernism in the field. I am an instructor who typically favors articles and ...

Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (6th Edition)

7 reviews
Bruce L. Berg

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

For undergraduate class
This book is a textbook on qualitative research methods at undergraduate level. To be a good and useful enough textbook on research methods, it must have two features: 1. the extensive coverage of existing methods to be used in the field. 2. elucidating those methods not only in abstract and theoretical words but also with live examples from real field works to grasp real sense of each method. ...

Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Traditions

12 reviews
John W. Creswell

Sage Publications, Inc, 1997

Look for the new edition
We need this book for our masters in educational psych. I understand there is now a 2nd edition, 2007 we should be asking for. I'll order this one I guess directly from school. Hope this helps. Ann

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

25 reviews
John W. Creswell

Sage Publications, Inc, 2008

Delivers as promised
Book is an excellent introduction to research design for qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods designs. It explains all the components of a research design and walks you through each one, inclding the literature review, research question and hypotheses. Also, the first chapter goes through the different theoretical perspectives from which reseach proceeds, so you can understand the ...

Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook(2nd Edition)

9 reviews
Matthew B. Miles, Michael Huberman

Sage Publications, Inc, 1994

Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook(2nd Edition)
Don't let the date published scare you away from this book. The guides are applicable to any person wishing to perform qualitative data analysis.

Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory

5 reviews
Juliet Corbin, Anselm C. Strauss

Sage Publications, Inc, 2007

Qualitative Research: A step-by-step approach
Fourth in a series of books about grounded theory, this book describes in detail the procedures and techniques used in the grounded theory method of qualitative research. The first-time qualitative researcher will now be able to go through the process with a competent guide, while the experienced researcher will be able to find answers to unanswered questions. The book starts with an ...

Designing Qualitative Research

5 reviews
Catherine Marshall, Gretchen B. Rossman

Sage Publications, Inc, 2006

Great Overview on Qualitative Research
If you are in graduate school and decide to do your thesis as a qualitative research project, I would highly recommend this book. Even though the authors describe what qualitative research is, I would recommend that you read one of the texts they mention for the individual techniques. For example, even though it has a nice overview of case study, one should read Yin's book on case study research.

Writing Up Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods)

2 reviews
Harry F. Wolcott

Sage Publications, Inc, 2001

Got me through my dissertation...
I found this book more helpful than any dissertation-writing manual, and will rely on it for future projects beyond the PhD. Wolcott's honest and funny writing style makes you feel like a friend, and his advice is truly useful. The book is a great motivator as well, particularly during those frustrating stages of writing/revising. I highly recommend this book to anyone sitting on a mound of ...

Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data

2 reviews
Herbert J. Rubin, Irene S. Rubin

Sage Publications, Inc, 2004

Masterpiece of Qualitative Interviewing
This book covers not only the foundations of Interviewing, but also the methodology in detail. l enjoyed this book very much because the author suggests the way how the interviewers excercize interviewing. Very well organized.

Focus Groups as Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods)

6 reviews
David L. Morgan

Sage Publications, Inc, 1996

Great
This is in reference to the Second Edition because I had read some bad reviews about the Third Edition. It's clear and to the point. Information in other Focus Group books are covered, but without all the fluff.

Qualitative Communication Research Methods
Thomas Lindlof, Bryan Copeland Taylor

Sage Publications, Inc, 2002

"The first edition of Qualitative Communication Research Methods set a high standard for accessibility, thoroughness, and depth. The second edition takes that standard even higher. Lindlof and Taylor have written a complete text that addresses the theory and technique of qualitative research across a breadth of approaches with substantive and illuminating examples drawn from a variety of topical areas. The writing is exemplary—engaging, ...

Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education: Revised and Expanded from I Case Study ...

5 reviews
Sharan B. Merriam

Jossey-Bass, 1997

Into case study research
I'm a nursing research teacher and this book really helps me and my students to understand what is a case study in research. This book has been very helpful in our college of nursing and it can helps all research in humanities field

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research

6 reviews

Sage Publications, Inc, 2005

It never leaves my desk
While it seems like a large chunk of change, this book is worth every penny. Ever since I've purchased it, many of my colleagues (I'm a social scientist at KU) ask to borrow it, but I never let it go. Just about any question I have about qualitative research can be answered, to some degree, with this book. What's more, even in some of the more controversial areas of qualitative research the ...

Qualitative Research in Practice: Examples for Discussion and Analysis (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult ...

1 review

Jossey-Bass, 2002

Actually useful
Not only are eight methodologies within qualitative research explicated, but each is exemplified with two research studies. Each research study is followed by a current reflection by the author with further insights into the research process, the methodology, guidance for similar studies, etc. This book really helps one understand what qualitative research is and is not.

Qualitative Research in Nursing: Advancing the Humanistic Imperative (Nursing Research)

1 review
Helen J Streubert Speziale, Dona Rinaldi Carpenter

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

Nursing: the humanistic imperativ
This is the book that in a comprehensive and clear mode opens doors to qualitative research in nursing. As a nursing research teacher I find this book indispensable when we think of qualitative research. Here we can really understand: philosophy and theory of the foundations of the qualitative research; conducting the qualitative research and essencial elements, ethical requirements; ...

Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theories and Methods, Fifth Edition

1 review
Robert Bogdan, Sari Knopp Biklen

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

Research book review
I think this book is great for the qualitative researcher. Very basic and easy to follow.

Interviewing As Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education And the Social Sciences

7 reviews
Irving Seidman

Teachers College Press, 2006

Concise, Informative, Organized
Qualititative research is far more than asking a prescribed list of questions. However, the interview is key and core to learning what the researcher wants to know. "Interviewing as Qualitative Research" by Irving Seidman is a concise but informative book explaining the whole process clearly. In fact, the strength of the book is not so much the content -- other books say the same things -- but ...

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