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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100761926089

ISBN-139780761926085

eBay Product ID (ePID)30272525

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameQualitative Research Design : an Interactive Approach

Publication Year2004

SubjectSociology / General, General, Research

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Social Science, Science

AuthorJoseph A. Maxwell

SeriesApplied Social Research Methods Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

LCCN2004-013006

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Using sage advise and specific examples directly from his research methods courses and actual dissertation proposals, the author provides an easy-to-read guide to many of the design issues that often seem vague, mysterious, and daunting to novices when planning qualitative studies. Maxwell delivers on his promise to present "an approach to qualitative research design that both captures what qualitative researchers really do, and provides support and guidance for those embarking for the first time on designing a qualitative study". He creatively uses folktales, movie plots, real-life examples, and the personal stories of graduate students to bring out his and the students' passions for qualitative research."

Series Volume Number41

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal001.4/2

Table Of ContentPreface Preface to the First Edition 1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design 2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study? 3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On? 4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand? 5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do? 6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong? 7. Research Proposals: Presenting and Justifying a Qualitative Study Appendix: An Example of a Qualitative Proposal References About the Author Index

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisQualitative Research Design gives researchers and students a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. Based on a course that the author taught for 7 years at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, it is written in an informal, jargon-free style and incorporates many examples and hands-on exercises. Rather than the rigid, linear approach to design usually found in research methods textbooks, which is particularly unsuited to qualitative research, the book presents a flexible, systemic model of design. This model not only better fits what experienced qualitative researchers actually do, but provides a clear framework for designing a study and developing a research proposal. This edition includes new or substantially expanded discussions of research paradigms, defining a research problem, site and participant selection, relationships with research participants, data analysis, and validity, as well as more examples and exercises., Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, Second Edition provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. A bestseller in its First Edition, this invaluable book presents an innovative approach to the components of design and how they interact with each other. The text presents a clear strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components and highlights key design issues. Based on a course the author taught for seven years at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the work is written in an informal, jargon-free style and incorporates many examples and hands-on exercises.

LC Classification NumberQ180.55.M4M39 2005