01528cam a2200229   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001700061020002300078020002200101082001600123100003300139245008100172250001200253260005200265300003400317440005300351504006400404505046600468520033700934650002701271759920181127183941.0040601s2005    caua     b    001 0 eng  a  2004013006  a0761926070 (cloth)  a0761926089 (pbk.)00a001.4/22221 aMaxwell, Joseph Alex,d1941-10aQualitative research design :ban interactive approach /cJoseph A. Maxwell.  a2nd ed.  aThousand Oaks, CA :bSage Publications,cc2005.  axiv, 174 p. :bill. ;c23 cm. 0aApplied social research methods series ;vno. 41  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-166) and index.  aPreface 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 Authorgrt  aProvides 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. 0aResearchxMethodology.