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This invaluable book presents an innovative approach to qualitative design that emphasizes the components of a design and how these interact with each other and the environment in which the study is situated. A clear strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components is provided and key design issues are highlighted. These design issues include: clarifying the purposes of the study; creating a theoretical context for the research; formulating research questions; developing a relationship with the people being studied; making decisions about sampling, data collection and analysis; and assessing validity threats and alternative explanations to the studys conclusions. In addition, the book explains how

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title:Qualitative Research Design : An Interactive Approach Applied Social Research Methods Series; V. 41
author:Maxwell, Joseph Alex.
publisher:Sage Publications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin:0803973292
print isbn13:9780803973299
ebook isbn13:9780585385150
language:English
subjectResearch--Methodology.
publication date:1996
lcc:Q180.55.M4M39 1996eb
ddc:001.4/2
subject:Research--Methodology.

Page i

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN

Applied Social Research Methods Series
Volume 41

Page ii

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS SERIES

Series Editors
LEONARD BICKMAN, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
DEBRA J. ROG, Vanderbilt University, Washington, DC

1. SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS
(Second Edition)
by FLOYD J. FOWLER, Jr.

2. SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH
(Third Edition)
by HARRIS COOPER

3. METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH
by ANN MAJCHRZAK

4. SECONDARY RESEARCH
(Second Edition)
by DAVID W. STEWART
and MICHAEL A. KAMINS

5. CASE STUDY RESEARCH
(Second Edition)
by ROBERT K. YIN

6. META-ANALYTIC PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
(Revised Edition)
by ROBERT ROSENTHAL

7. TELEPHONE SURVEY METHODS
(Second Edition)
by PAUL J. LAVRAKAS

8. DIAGNOSING ORGANIZATIONS
(Second Edition)
by MICHAEL I. HARRISON

9. GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR IDEA BUILDING
(Second Edition)
by CARL M. MOORE

10. NEED ANALYSIS
by JACK McKILLIP

11. LINKING AUDITING AND METAEVALUATION
by THOMAS A. SCHWANDT
and EDWARD S. HALPERN

12. ETHICS AND VALUES IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
by ALLAN J. KIMMEL

13. ON TIME AND METHOD
by JANICE R. KELLY
and JOSEPH E. McGRATH

14. RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
by KATHLEEN E. GRADY
and BARBARA STRUDLER WALLSTON

15. PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
by DANNY L. JORGENSEN

16. INTERPRETIVE INTERACTIONISM
by NORMAN K. DENZIN

17. ETHNOGRAPHY (Second Edition)
by DAVID M. FETTERMAN

18. STANDARDIZED SURVEY INTERVIEWING
by FLOYD J. FOWLER, Jr.
and THOMAS W. MANGIONE

19. PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
by ROBERT O. BRINKERHOFF
and DENNIS E. DRESSLER

20. FOCUS GROUPS
by DAVID W. STEWART
and PREM N. SHAMDASANI

21. PRACTICAL SAMPLING
by GARY T. HENRY

22. DECISION RESEARCH
by JOHN S. CARROLL
and ERIC J. JOHNSON

23. RESEARCH WITH HISPANIC POPULATIONS
by GERARDO MARIN
and BARBARA VANOSS MARIN

24. INTERNAL EVALUATION
by ARNOLD J. LOVE

25. COMPUTER SIMULATION APPLICATIONS
by MARCIA LYNN WHICKER
and LEE SIGELMAN

26. SCALE DEVELOPMENT
by ROBERT F. DeVELLIS

27. STUDYING FAMILIES
by ANNE P. COPELAND
and KATHLEEN M. WHITE

28. EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS
by KAZUO YAMAGUCHI

29. RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
by GEOFFREY MARUYAMA
and STANLEY DENO

30. RESEARCHING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
by ROSALIND J. DWORKIN

31. PLANNING ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH
by JOAN E. SIEBER

Other volumes in this series are listed at the back of the book

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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN

An Interactive Approach

Joseph A. Maxwell

Applied Social Research Methods Series
Volume 41

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Copyright 1996 by Sage Publications, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Maxwell, Joseph Alex, 1941
Qualitative research design: An interactive approach / author,
Joseph A. Maxwell.
p. cm.(Applied social research methods series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8039-7328-4 (acid-free paper).ISBN 0-8039-7329-2 (pbk.:
acid-free paper)
1. ResearchMethodology. I. Title. II. Series.
Q180.55.M4M39 1996
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Sage Production Editor: Gillian Dickens

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Contents

Preface

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1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design

The Organization of This Book

EXAMPLE 1.1: The Evolution of a Research Design

The Exercises in This Book

Notes

2. Purposes: Why Are You Doing This Study?

Personal, Practical, and Research Purposes

The Strengths of Qualitative Research

EXAMPLE 2.1: The Importance of Personal Values and Identity

EXAMPLE 2.2: Deciding on a Dissertation Topic

Exercise 2.1: Reflecting on Your Purposes

Notes

3. Conceptual Context: What Do You Think Is Going On?

Experiential Knowledge

Existing Theory and Research

EXAMPLE 3.1: Experience Memo on Diversity

EXAMPLE 3.2: Using Existing Theory

Concept Maps

Other Uses of Prior Research

Pilot and Exploratory Studies

Thought Experiments

Exercise 3.1: Reflecting on Your Experiential Context

Exercise 3.2: Creating a Concept Map for Your Study

Notes

4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand?

EXAMPLE 4.1: The Development of Research Questions

Page vi

The Functions of Research Questions

Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions

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