Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches /

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 i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Creswell, John W.
Other Authors: Poth, Cheryl N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2018
Edition:Fourth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks
  • Designing a qualitative study
  • Five qualitative approaches to inquiry
  • Five different qualitative studies
  • Introducing and focusing the study
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis and representation
  • Writing a qualitative study
  • Standards of validation and evaluation
  • "Turning the story" and conclusion.