Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation

Publication Data

• Title Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation
• Alternative Title Qualitative research and case study applications in education
• Author Sharan B. Merriam
• Contributor Elizabeth J. Tisdell
• Publisher Jossey-Bass
• Publication date 2015
• Publication location San Francisco
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Previous edition: 2009.

Contents

Preface ix

The Authors xvii

PART ONE: THE DESIGN OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 1

1 What Is Qualitative Research? 3

2 Six Common Qualitative Research Designs 22

3 Expanding the Qualitative Paradigm: Mixed Methods, Action, Critical, and Arts Based Research 43

4 Designing Your Study and Selecting a Sample 73

PART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA 105

5 Conducting Effective Interviews 107

6 Being a Careful Observer 137

7 Mining Data from Documents and Artifacts 162

PART THREE: ANALYZING AND REPORTING QUALITATIVE DATA 191

8 Qualitative Data Analysis 195

9 Dealing with Validity, Reliability, and Ethics 237

10 Writing Up Qualitative Research 267

Appendix: The Methodology Section of a Qualitative Research Study 293
Sharan B. Merriam

References 301

Name Index 323

Subject Index 331

Topics

• Education :: Research :: Methodology
• Education :: Research :: Case studies
• Case method
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Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation by Sharan B. Merriam. ISBN 9781119003656. Published by Jossey-Bass in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.