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- Preface
- What Is New in This Edition
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Analytic Table of Contents by Approach
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Examples
- List of “Try This Now” Activities
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design
- Rationale for Our Approach to the Book
- Positioning Ourselves
- Defining Qualitative Research
- Distinguishing Characteristics
- Selection of the Five Approaches
- Key Book Readings
- Narrative Research
- Phenomenology
- Grounded Theory
- Ethnography
- Case Study
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 2 Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretive Frameworks
- Situating Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks Within the Research Process
- Philosophical Assumptions
- Why Philosophy Is Important
- Four Philosophical Assumptions
- Writing Philosophical Assumptions Into Qualitative Studies
- Interpretive Frameworks
- Postpositivism
- Social Constructivism
- Transformative Frameworks
- Postmodern Perspectives
- Pragmatism
- Feminist Theories
- Critical Theory
- Critical Race Theory
- Postcolonial Theories
- Queer Theory
- Disability Theories
- The Practice of Using Interpretive Frameworks in Qualitative Research
- Linking Philosophy and Interpretive Frameworks in Qualitative Research
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 3 Designing a Qualitative Study
- When to Use Qualitative Research
- What a Qualitative Study Requires From Us
- The Features of a “Good” Qualitative Study
- The Process of Designing a Qualitative Study
- Preliminary Considerations
- Phases in the Research Process
- Elements in All Phases of the Research
- Practical Guidance for Qualitative Research Ethics
- Ethical Situations Across the Research Process
- The Design Structures of a Qualitative Research Plan or Proposal
- Design Considerations Useful for Engaging Readers
- General Writing Structures
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 4 Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry
- Deciding Among the Five Approaches
- Narrative Research
- Definition of Narrative Research
- Origins of Narrative Research
- Defining Features of Narrative Studies
- Types of and Variations Within Narrative Research
- Procedures for Conducting Narrative Research
- Challenges and Opportunities in Narrative Research
- Phenomenological Research
- Definition of Phenomenological Research
- Origins of Phenomenological Research
- Defining Features of Phenomenology
- Types of and Variations Within Phenomenology
- Procedures for Conducting Phenomenological Research
- Challenges and Opportunities in Phenomenological Research
- Grounded Theory Research
- Definition of Grounded Theory Research
- Origins of Grounded Theory Research
- Defining Features of Grounded Theory
- Types of and Variations Within Grounded Theory Studies
- Procedures for Conducting Grounded Theory Research
- Challenges and Opportunities in Grounded Theory Research
- Ethnographic Research
- Definition of Ethnographic Research
- Origins of Ethnographic Research
- Defining Features of Ethnographies
- Types of and Variations Within Ethnographies
- Procedures for Conducting an Ethnography
- Challenges and Opportunities in Ethnographic Research
- Case Study Research
- Definition of Case Study Research
- Origins of Case Study Research
- Defining Features of Case Studies
- Types of and Variations Within Case Studies
- Procedures for Conducting a Case Study
- Challenges and Opportunities in Case Study Research
- Comparing the Five Approaches
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- New Terms Specific to Narrative Research
- New Terms Specific to Phenomenological Research
- New Terms Specific to Grounded Theory Research
- New Terms Specific to Ethnographic Research
- New Terms Specific to Case Study Research
- Further Readings
- Chapter 5 Five Different Qualitative Studies
- A Narrative Study (Chan, 2010; see Appendix A)
- A Phenomenological Study (Chance, 2022; see Appendix B)
- A Grounded Theory Study (Trip et al., 2019; see Appendix C)
- An Ethnographic Study (Mac an Ghaill & Haywood, 2015; see Appendix D)
- A Case Study (Goodrum et al., 2022; see Appendix E)
- Differences Among the Approaches
- Selecting Your Approach
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Further Readings
- Chapter 6 Introducing and Focusing the Study
- Interrelating the Study Problem, Purpose, and Questions Within Research
- The Research Problem Statement
- The Purpose Statement
- The Research Questions
- The Central Question
- Subquestions
- Introducing and Focusing Your Study
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 7 Data Collection
- The Data Collection Circle
- Ethical Considerations for Data Collection
- Institutional Review Boards
- The Site or Individual
- Self-Study Considerations
- Access and Rapport
- Letter of information
- Documenting Consent
- Purposeful Sampling Strategies
- Participants in the Sample
- Types of Sampling Strategies
- Sample Size
- Forms of Data
- Interviewing
- Observing
- Recording Information Procedures
- Fieldwork Issues
- Entry and Organizational Access
- Procedures for Participant Observations
- Dynamics Between Interviewer and Interviewee
- Availability of Documents and Audiovisual and Social Media Materials
- Data Storage and Security
- Comparing the Five Approaches in Data Collection
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- For Guidance Related to Interviewing
- Chapter 8 Data Analysis and Representation
- Three Analysis Strategies
- The Data Analysis Spiral
- Ethical Considerations in Data Analysis
- Managing and Organizing the Data
- Reading and Memoing Emergent Ideas
- Describing and Classifying Codes Into Themes
- Developing and Assessing Interpretations
- Representing and Visualizing the Data
- How to Use Computer Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDAS)
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- A Sampling of Computer Software for Qualitative Data Analysis
- ATLAS.ti (http://www.atlasti.com)
- Dedoose (http://www.dedoose.com)
- HyperRESEARCH (http://www.researchware.com)
- MAXQDA (http://www.maxqda.com)
- NVivo (http://www.qsrinternational.com)
- Steps in Using a QDAS Program
- Analysis Within Approaches to Inquiry
- Narrative Research Analysis and Representation
- Phenomenological Analysis and Representation
- Grounded Theory Analysis and Representation
- Ethnographic Analysis and Representation
- Case Study Analysis and Representation
- Comparing the Five Approaches in Data Analysis
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 9 Writing a Qualitative Study
- Ethical Considerations for Writing
- Several Writing Strategies
- Reflexivity and Representations in Writing
- Audience for Our Writings
- Encoding Our Writings
- Quotes in Our Writings
- Overall and Embedded Writing Strategies
- Narrative Writing Structures
- Overall Structures
- Embedded Structures
- Phenomenological Writing Structures
- Overall Structures
- Embedded Structures
- Grounded Theory Writing Structures
- Overall Structures
- Embedded Structures
- Ethnographic Writing Structures
- Overall Structures
- Embedded Structures
- Case Study Writing Structures
- Overall Structures
- Embedded Structures
- Comparing Writing Structures Across the Five Approaches
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 10 Standards of Validation and Evaluation
- Validation and Reliability in Qualitative Research
- Perspectives on Validation Within Qualitative Research
- Validation Strategies
- Researcher’s Lens
- Participant’s Lens
- Reader’s or Reviewer’s Lens
- Reliability Perspectives and Procedures
- Evaluation Criteria for Qualitative Research
- Evaluation Criteria Specific to Each of the Five Approaches
- Narrative Research
- Phenomenological Research
- Grounded Theory Research
- Ethnographic Research
- Case Study Research
- Comparing Evaluation Standards Across the Five Approaches
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Chapter Key Terms
- Further Readings
- Chapter 11 “Turning the Story” and Conclusion
- Turning the Story Across the Five Approaches
- The Original Story: “Campus Response to a Student Gunman”
- A Case Study
- A Narrative Study
- A Phenomenology
- A Grounded Theory Study
- An Ethnography
- Conclusion: Seven Key Takeaways
- Study Focus
- Interpretive Orientation
- Language Use
- Participant Samples
- Analysis Strategies
- Report Writing
- Research Quality
- Chapter Check-In
- Summary
- Appendix A – A Narrative Research Study—“Living in the Space Between Participant and Researcher as a Narrative Inquirer: Examining Ethnic Identity of Chinese Canadian Students as Conflicting Stories to Live By”
- Appendix B – Resilient Leadership: A Phenomenological Exploration Into How Black Women in Higher Education Leadership Navigate Cultural Adversity
- Appendix C – Aging With Intellectual Disabilities in Families: Navigating Ever-Changing Seas—A Theoretical Model
- Appendix D – An Ethnography—“British-Born Pakistani and Bangladeshi Young Men: Exploring Unstable Concepts of Muslim, Islamophobia and Racialization”
- Appendix E – Learning from Error in Violence Prevention: A School Shooting as an Organizational Accident
- Glossary
- References
- Index




