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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 |
subject | Research--Methodology. |
publication date | : | 1996 |
lcc | : | Q180.55.M4M39 1996eb |
ddc | : | 001.4/2 |
subject | : | Research--Methodology. |
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN
Applied Social Research Methods Series
Volume 41
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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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Qualitative research design: An interactive approach / author,
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Contents
Preface | ix |
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 | |
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The Functions of Research Questions | |
Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions |
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