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The Second Edition of this bestselling text once again explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. Written in an accessible style, this book relates research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry. The author compares theoretical frameworks, ways to employ standards of quality, and strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analyzing data, writing a narrative, and verifying results. New to the Second Edition: - Broader coverage of narrative research - Updated coverage of data analysis, which accounts for programs like Atlas.ti and NVivo, and discusses counting codes more fully - More specific steps for doing research within each tradition

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Purpose
What Is New in This Edition
Rationale for This Book
Selection of the Five Approaches
Positioning Myself
Audience
Organization
Philosophical, Paradigmatic, and Interpretive Frameworks
Questions for Discussion
Philosophical Assumptions
Paradigms or Worldviews
Interpretive Communities
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Designing a Qualitative Study
Questions for Discussion
The Characteristics of Qualitative Research
When to Use Qualitative Research
The Process of Designing a Qualitative Study
The General Structure of a Plan or Proposal
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry
Questions for Discussion
Narrative Research
Phenomenological Research
Grounded Theory Research
Ethnographic Research
Case Study Research
The Five Approaches Compared
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Five Different Qualitative Studies
Questions for Discussion
A Narrative-Biographical Study (Angrosino, 1994)
A Phenomenological Study (Anderson & Spencer, 2002)
A Grounded Theory Study (Morrow & Smith, 1995)
An Ethnographic Study (Haenfler, 2004)
A Case Study (Asmussen & Creswell, 1995)
Differences Among the Approaches
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Chapter 6: Introducing and Focusing the Study
Questions for Discussion
The Research Problem
The Purpose Statement
The Research Questions
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Data Collection
Questions for Discussion
The Data Collection Circle
The Site or Individual
Access and Rapport
Purposeful Sampling Strategy
Forms of Data
Recording Procedures
Field Issues
Storing Data
Five Approaches Compared
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Data Analysis and Representation
Questions for Discussion
Three Analysis Strategies
The Data Analysis Spiral
Analysis Within Approaches to Inquiry
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Writing a Qualitative Study
Questions for Discussion
Several Rhetorical Issues
Narrative Research Structure
Phenomenological Structure
Grounded Theory Structure
Ethnographic Structure
Case Study Structure
A Comparison of Narrative Structure
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
Standards of Validation and Evaluation
Questions for Discussion
Validation and Reliability in Qualitative Research
Evaluation Criteria
Summary
Additional Readings
Exercises
"Turning the Story" and Conclusions
Turning the Story
A Case Study
A Narrative Study
A Phenomenology
A Grounded Theory Study
An Ethnography
Conclusion
Exercises
Glossary of Terms
A Narrative Research Study
A Phenomenological Study
An Ethnography
A Case Study
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