Qualitative research design : an interactive approach / Joseph A. Maxwell.

By:

Maxwell, Joseph Alex, 1941-

Material type:

TextSeries: Applied social research methods series ; no. 41Publication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0761926070 (cloth)
0761926089 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Research -- Methodology

DDC classification:

001.4/2 22

Contents:

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 Index About the Author

Summary: Provides researchers and students with a step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. This book presents an approach to the components of design and how they interact with each other. It presents a strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components and highlights key design issues.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-166) and index.

Provides researchers and students with a step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. This book presents an approach to the components of design and how they interact with each other. It presents a strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components and highlights key design issues.