Qualitative Research & Evaluation MethodsThe completely revised and updated edition of this methodological classic continues to provide practical, comprehensive and strategic guidance on qualitative design, purposeful sampling, interviewing, fieldwork, observation methods and qualitative analysis and interpretation while integrating the extensive qualitative literature of the last decade |
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Contents
The Nature of Qualitative Inquiry | 3 |
5 Internet Email Discussion Groups listservs | 29 |
Strategic Themes in Qualitative Inquiry | 37 |
Theoretical Orientations | 75 |
4 Constructivism Versus Constructionism | 97 |
Phenomenology | 104 |
Ethnomethodology | 110 |
Ecological Psychology | 118 |
Stages of Fieldwork | 310 |
6 Summary Guidelines for Fieldwork | 331 |
Qualitative Interviewing | 339 |
1 Evaluation Interview Guide for Participants in | 345 |
BackgroundDemographic Questions | 351 |
Wording Questions | 353 |
Rapport and Neutrality | 365 |
Process Feedback During the Interview | 374 |
Grounded Theory | 124 |
Different Answers to Core Questions | 131 |
The Apple of Your Eye | 137 |
Particularly Appropriate Qualitative Applications | 143 |
1 Comparing Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance | 149 |
Implementation Evaluation | 161 |
Documenting Development Over Time and Investigating | 167 |
Interactive and Participatory Applications | 175 |
Appreciative Inquiry | 181 |
Lack of Proven Quantitative | 192 |
Legislative Auditing and Monitoring | 198 |
Summary Checklist | 204 |
Qualitative Designs and Data Collection | 207 |
A Typology | 213 |
ActionOriented ProblemSolving Research | 221 |
3 A Typology of Research Purposes | 224 |
Purposeful Sampling | 230 |
Emergent Designs and Protection of Human Subjects | 246 |
Fieldwork Strategies and Observation Methods | 259 |
1 Dimensions Showing Fieldwork Variations | 277 |
The Human Social Environment | 283 |
Nonverbal Communication | 290 |
Nested and Layered Case Studies During Fieldwork | 297 |
5 Fieldnotes Comparisons | 304 |
Mechanics of Gathering Interview Data | 380 |
CrossCultural Interviewing | 391 |
6 Ethical Issues Checklist | 408 |
How Hard Should Interviewers Push for Sensitive Information? | 415 |
Analysis Interpretation and Reporting | 429 |
1 Options for Organizing and Reporting Qualitative Data | 439 |
3 Internet Resources and Email Discussion Groups listservs | 445 |
Pattern Theme and Content Analysis | 452 |
6 Qualitative Analysis of Ancestry at the U S Census | 461 |
Determining Substantive Significance | 467 |
TheoryBased Analysis Approaches | 481 |
Special Analytical Issues and Frameworks | 494 |
12 Distinguishing Observations From Perceived Impacts | 509 |
Who Am I? | 537 |
1 Alternative Sets of Criteria for Judging the Quality | 544 |
Credibility | 552 |
The Credibility of the Researcher | 566 |
Increased Legitimacy | 584 |
References | R-1 |
Author Index 11 | R-37 |
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