Qualitative inquiry and research design : choosing among five approaches


av John W. Creswell, Cheryl N. Poth, John W. Creswell
Bok Bokmål 2018
Annen tittel
Utgitt
SAGE Publications , 2018
Omfang
XXV, 459 s. : fig.
Utgave
4th ed.
Opplysninger
1st ed 1998, med undertittel : Choosing among five traditions. - 2nd ed. 2007. - 3rd ed. 2013. - Introduction : Positioning ourselves ; Definition of qualitative research ; Selection of the five approaches -- Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks : Situating philosophy and interpretive frameworks within the research process ; Philosophical assumptions : Why philosophy is important; Four philosophical assumptions; Writing philosophical assumptions into qualitative studies ; Interpretive frameworks : Postpositivism; Social constructivism; Transformative frameworks; Postmodern perspectives; Pragmatism; Feminist theories; Critical theory and critical race theory; Queer theory; Disabilities theories ; The practice of using interpretive frameworks in qualitative research ; Linking philosophy and interpretive frameworks in qualitative research -- Designing a qualitative study : The characteristics of qualitative research ; When to use qualitative research ; What a qualitative study requires from us ; The features of a "good" qualitative study ; The process of designing a qualitative study : Preliminary considerations; Phases in the research process; Elements in all phases of the research ; Ethics in qualitative research ; The design structures of a plan or proposal : Design considerations useful for engaging readers; General writing structures -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry : Deciding among the five approaches ; Narrative research ; Phenomenological research ; Grounded theory research ; Ethnographic research ; Case study research ; Comparing the five approaches -- Five different qualitative studies : A narrative study ; A phenomenological study ; A grounded theory study ; An ethnographic study ; A case study ; Differences among the approaches : Central features of each approach; Selecting your approach -- Introducing and focusing the study : Interrelating the study problem, purpose, and questions within research ; The research problem statement ; The purpose statement ; The research question : The central question; Subquestions -- Data collection : The data collection circle : Ethical considerations for data collection; The site or individual; Access and rapport; Forms of data; Recording procedures; Field issues; Data storage and security ; Five approaches compared -- Data analysis and representation : Ethical considerations for data analysis ; Three analysis strategies ; The data analysis spiral : Managing and organizing the data; Reading and memoing emergent ideas; Describing and classifying codes into themes; Developing and assessing interpretations ; Representing and visualizing the data ; Analysis withing approaches to inquiry : Narrative research analysis and representation; Phenomenological analysis and representation; Grounded theory analysis and representation; Ethnographic analysis and representation; Case study analysis and representation ; Comparing the five approaches ; Computer use in qualitative data analysis : Advantages and disadvantages; How to decide whether to use a computer program; A sampling of computer programs and features; How to choose among the computer programs -- Writing a qualitative study : Ethical considerations for writing ; Several writing strategies : Reflexivity and representations in writing; Audience for our writings; Encoding our writings; Quotes in our writings ; Overall and embedded writing strategies : Narrative writing structures; Phenomenological writing structures; Grounded theory writing structures; Ethnographic writing structures; Case study writing structures ; A comparison of writing structures across approaches -- Standards of validation and evaluation : Validation and reliability in qualitative research : Perspectives on validation; Validation strategies; Reliability perspectives and procedures ; Evaluation criteria ; Comparing the evaluation standards of the five approaches -- "Turning the story" and conclusion : Turning the story ; A case study: "Campus response to a student gunman" / Kelly J. Asmussen and John W. Creswell -- A case study ; A narrative study ; A phenomenology ; A grounded theory study ; An ethnography ; Conclusion -- Appendix A. An annotated glossary of terms -- Appendix B. A narrative research study : "Living in the space between participant and researcher as a narrative inquirer: examining ethnic identity of Chinese Canadian students as conflicting stories to live by" / Elaine Chan -- Appendix C. A phenomenological study : "Cognitive representation of AIDS" / Elizabeth H. Anderson and Margaret Hull Spencer -- Appendix D. A grounded theory study : "Developing long-term physical activity participation: a grounded theory study with African American women" / Amy E. Harley, Janet Buckworth, Mira L. Katz, Sharla K. Willis, Angela Odoms-Young, and Catherine A. Heaney -- Appendix E. An ethnography : "British-born Pakistani and Bangladeshi young men: exploring unstable concepts of Muslim, Islamophobia and racialization / Mairtin Mac an Ghaill and Chris Haywood -- Appendix F. A case study : "Relational underpinnings and professionality: a case study of a teacher's practices involving students with experiences of school failure" / Anneli Frelin.. - 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.
Emner
Research - Design.
Social sciences - Methodology.
Forskningsdesign : (NO-TrBIB)HUME22748
Kvalitative metoder : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01496
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Dewey
ISBN
978-1506330204

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