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- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Sharon Would Like to Thank
- Nicole Would Like to Thank
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1 • Qualitative Research: An Opening Orientation
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- An Overview of the Processes of Qualitative Research
- Defining and Situating Qualitative Research
- Key Components of Qualitative Research
- The Role of the Researcher in Qualitative Research
- Horizontal Values in Qualitative Research: Criticality, Reflexivity, Collaboration, and Rigor
- Criticality
- Reflexivity
- Collaboration
- Rigor
- Approaches to Qualitative Research: An Overview
- A Note on the Possibilities of Qualitative Research
- Questions for Reflection
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 2 • Conceptual Frameworks in Research
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Conceptual Frameworks in Research
- What Is a Conceptual Framework?
- Components of a Conceptual Framework
- What Does a Conceptual Framework Help You Do?
- The Roles and Uses of a Conceptual Framework
- Developing a Conceptual Framework
- Researcher Role in a Conceptual Framework
- Tacit Theories in a Conceptual Framework
- The Influence of Study Goals on a Conceptual Framework
- Conceptual Frameworks: Setting and Context
- Macro-sociopolitical Contexts and Conceptual Frameworks
- Formal Theory in Conceptual Frameworks
- Building Your Conceptual Framework
- Example 2.1: Conceptual Framework Memo and Accompanying Concept Map
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 3 • Qualitative Research Design
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Research Design in Qualitative Research
- Qualitative Research Design Processes
- Developing Study Goals and Rationale
- Example 3.1: Researcher Identity and Positionality Memo
- Example 3.2: Researcher Identity and Positionality Memo
- Formulating (and Iterating) Research Questions
- Conceptual Framework in Research Design
- Developing a Theoretical Framework
- Determining and Sequencing Research Methods
- Sampling: Site and Participant Selection
- Site Selection
- Participant Selection
- Example 3.3: Site and Participant Selection Memo
- Research Design for Validity
- Writing in Research Design
- Example 3.4: Research Design Memo
- Conclusion
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 4 • Reflexivity in Data Collection
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Defining Qualitative Research as Iterative
- Reflexivity in Data Collection
- Researcher Memos
- Example 4.1: Fieldwork/Data Collection Memo
- Research Journal
- Dialogic Engagement
- Researcher Interviews
- Reflexivity and Researcher-Generated Data Sources
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 5 • Methods of Data Collection
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Interviews
- Key Characteristics and Values of Qualitative Interviews
- Constructing Qualitative Interviews
- Developing Interviewing Skills
- Technology and Interviews
- Interview Transcripts
- Contact Summary Forms
- Observational Fieldnotes
- Participant Observation
- Focus Groups
- Documents and Archival Data
- Open-Ended Questionnaires
- Participatory Methods of Data Collection
- Photovoice
- Social Network, Community, and Institutional Mapping
- Transect Walks
- Community-Based Oral Testimony
- Revisiting Research Design
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 6 • Validity in Qualitative Research
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Overview of Validity in Qualitative Research
- Assessing Validity
- Validity Criteria: Credibility, Transferability, Dependability, and Confirmability
- Types of Qualitative Validity
- Strategies for Achieving Qualitative Validity
- Triangulation
- Participant Validation Strategies (Also Known as Member Checks)
- Strategic Sequencing of Methods
- Thick Description
- Dialogic Engagement (Also Known as Peer Debriefers, Critical Friends, and Critical Inquiry Groups)
- Multiple Coding (Also Known as Interrater Reliability)
- Structured Reflexivity Processes in Validity
- Example 6.1: Validity Excerpt From a Dissertation Proposal
- Mixed-Methods Research
- Rigor and Validity in Qualitative Research
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 7 • Ethics and Relational Research
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Relational Ethics: Taking a Relational Approach to Research
- Deepening Research Ethics: Beyond IRB and Informed Consent
- Institutional Review Boards, Ethics Committees, and Codes of Ethics
- Beyond Negotiating Entrée and Building Rapport
- Research Boundaries
- Example 7.1: Proactive Thought on Boundaries With Participants
- Example 7.2: Setting and Managing Expectations With Site and Participants
- Reciprocity: Not as Simple as It May Seem
- Informed Consent, With an Emphasis on Informed
- Assent
- Transparency in Goals, Expectations, Processes, and Roles
- Confidentiality and Anonymity
- Data Management and Security in the Information Age
- Example 7.3: Lost Phone Creates Breach in Confidentiality
- The Ethical Dimensions of the Researcher as Instrument
- Pushing Against the Expert–Learner Binary
- Ethical Collaboration: Dialectics of Mutual Influence
- Balancing Design Flexibility and Rigor: Responsive Research as an Ethical Stance
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 8 • An Integrative Approach to Data Analysis
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Defining and Critically Approaching Qualitative Data Analysis
- Analysis and Interpretation
- Overview of Qualitative Data Analysis Processes
- An Integrative Approach to Qualitative Data Analysis
- Qualitative Data Analysis Is an Iterative and Recursive Process
- Qualitative Data Analysis Is Formative and Summative
- Data and Theory Triangulation in Qualitative Data Analysis
- Recognizing and Addressing Power Asymmetries Within Qualitative Data Analysis
- Seeking Out Alternative Perspectives
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 9 • Methods and Processes of Data Analysis
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Data Organization and Management
- Data Management Plan
- Immersive Engagement
- Multiple Data Readings
- Data Analysis Strategies
- Example 9.1: Example Code Set and Code Definitions
- Example 9.2: Coding Memo
- Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)
- Generating, Scrutinizing, and Vetting Themes
- Writing and Representation
- Data Displays
- Analytic Memos
- Additional Writing Considerations
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 10 • Writing and Representing Research: The Research Report
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- The Craft of Writing: Outlining, Drafting, and Revising
- Writing a Final Report: Building on, Deepening, and Codifying Analysis
- Goals, Audiences, and Purposes
- Format and Structure of a Final Research Report
- Sample Qualitative Report Structure
- Example 10.1: Sample Final Report Template
- Incorporating and Representing Data
- Finding a Balance Between Description and Analysis
- Voice, Language, and Participant Portrayal
- Critical Writing Considerations
- Understanding Power and Hegemony in Representation and Academic Publishing
- Concluding Thoughts: The Ethics of Research Writing
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Chapter 11 • Qualitative Research Proposals
- Chapter Overview and Goals
- Qualitative Research Proposals
- Components of a Research Proposal
- Aligning Methods With Research Questions
- Ongoing Considerations
- Writing Quality Research Proposals
- Example 11.1: Dissertation Proposal
- Adapting Research Proposals
- Questions for Reflection
- Associated Appendixes
- Resources for Further Reading
- Online Resources
- Epilogue
- Revisiting the Horizontal Values in Qualitative Research
- Criticality
- Feature Box 12.1 Criticality in Qualitative Research
- Reflexivity
- Feature Box 12.2 Reflections on Reflexivity
- Collaboration
- Feature Box 12.3: Thoughts on Collaboration
- Rigor
- Feature Box 12.4: Reflection on the Role of Rigor in Qualitative Research
- Closing Thoughts: The Power and Potential of Qualitative Research
- Online Resources
- Glossary
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Example Existing Knowledge Memo
- Appendix B: Example Conceptual Framework Memo and Accompanying Concept Maps
- Appendix C: Example Conceptual Framework Memo and Accompanying Concept Map
- Appendix D: Example Conceptual Framework Memo and Accompanying Concept Map
- Appendix E: Example Conceptual Framework From a Dissertation
- Appendix F: Example Researcher Identity/Positionality Memo
- Appendix G: Example Researcher Identity/Positionality Memo
- Appendix H: Example Researcher Identity/Positionality Memo
- Appendix I: Example Site and Participant Selection Memo
- Appendix J: Example Critical Incident Memo
- Appendix K: Example Fieldwork Memo
- Appendix L: Example Interview Protocols Organized Around Research Questions
- Appendix M: Example Contact Summary Forms
- Appendix M.1: Example Contact Summary Form 1
- Appendix M.2: Example Contact Summary Form 2
- Appendix N: Consent Form Template and Examples
- Appendix N.1: Consent Form Template
- Appendix N.2: Example Consent Form 1456
- Appendix N.3: Example Consent Form 2457
- Appendix N.4: Example Consent Form 3460
- Appendix N.5: Example Consent Form 4461
- Appendix O: Example Assent Forms
- Appendix O.1: Example Assent Form 1
- Appendix O.2: Example Assent Form 2
- Appendix P: Example Dissertation Analysis Plan
- Appendix Q: Example Data Management Display
- Appendix R: Example Precoding Memo
- Appendix S: Example Initial Coding Document
- Appendix T: Example Coding Scheme and Coded Excerpts
- Appendix U: Example Data Analysis Memo
- Appendix V: Example Data Analysis Memo
- Appendix W: Example Data Displays
- Appendix W.1: Example Data Display 1
- Appendix W.2: Example Data Display 2
- Appendix X: Connecting Thematic Findings and Subfindings to Research Questions
- Appendix Y: Example Vignette Memo
- Appendix Z: Example Pilot Study Report
- Appendix AA: Example Pilot Study Proposal
- Appendix BB: Example Conference Proposal
- Appendix CC: Example Research Paper Proposal
- Appendix DD: Example Project Statement for Grant Proposal
- Appendix EE: Example Fellowship Proposal
- Appendix FF: Annotated Example Dissertation Proposal
- References
- Index




