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• Contents
• Preface
• The Authors
• Part One: The Design of Qualitative Research
• Chapter One: What Is Qualitative Research?
• The Nature of Qualitative Research
• Where Does Qualitative Research Come From?
• Philosophical Perspectives
• Definition and Characteristics of Qualitative Research
• Focus on Meaning and Understanding
• Researcher as Primary Instrument
• An Inductive Process
• Rich Description
• Other Characteristics and Competencies
• Summary
• Chapter Two: Six Common Qualitative Research Designs
• Basic Qualitative Research
• Phenomenology
• Ethnography
• Grounded Theory
• Narrative Inquiry
• Qualitative Case Studies
• When the Types of Qualitative Research Overlap
• Summary
• Chapter Three: Expanding the Qualitative Paradigm: Mixed Methods, Action, Critical, and Arts Based R
• Mixed Methods Research
• A Brief History of Mixed Methods Research
• Types of Mixed Methods Research
• Action Research
• Principles of Action Research
• Types of Action Research
• Critical Research
• Goals and Types of Critical Research
• Attending to Positionality and Reflexivity in Critical Research
• Arts Based Research
• Use of the Arts in Data Collection and Research Presentation
• Arts Based Research about Artists and Artistic Processes
• Summary
• Chapter Four: Designing Your Study and Selecting a Sample
• Selecting a Topic
• The Research Problem
• The Theoretical Framework
• What Is a Theoretical Framework?
• Identifying Your Theoretical Framework
• Reviewing the Literature
• Why Review the Literature?
• Conducting and Writing Up a Literature Review
• Sample Selection
• Types of Purposeful Sampling
• “Two-Tier” Sampling
• How Many in the Sample?
• Summary
• Part Two: Collecting Qualitative Data
• Chapter Five: Conducting Effective Interviews
• Interview Data
• Types of Interviews
• By Structure
• By Philosophical and Disciplinary Orientation
• Focus Group Interviews
• Online Interviews
• Asking Good Questions
• Types of Questions, Good Questions, and Questions to Avoid
• Probes
• The Interview Guide
• Beginning the Interview
• Interviewer and Respondent Interaction
• Recording and Transcribing Interview Data
• Summary
• Chapter Six: Being a Careful Observer
• Observation in Research
• What to Observe
• Relationship Between Observer and Observed
• Recording Observations
• Online Observation
• Summary
• Chapter Seven: Mining Data from Documents and Artifacts
• Types of Documents and Artifacts
• Public Records
• Personal Documents
• Popular Culture Documents
• Visual Documents
• Physical Material and Artifacts
• Researcher-Generated Documents and Artifacts
• Using Documents and Artifacts in Qualitative Research
• Limitations and Strengths of Documents and Artifacts
• Special Considerations in Dealing with Online Data Sources
• Online Versus Off-line Data
• Effects of the Medium on Data Gathering
• Ethical Issues in Online Environments
• Summary
• Part Three: Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Data
• Chapter Eight: Qualitative Data Analysis
• Beginning Analysis During Data Collection
• Managing Your Data
• How to Analyze Qualitative Data
• The Goal of Data Analysis
• The Step-by-Step Process of Analysis
• Computers and Qualitative Data Analysis
• Data Analysis and Types of Qualitative Research
• Phenomenological Analysis
• Grounded Theory
• Ethnographic Analysis
• Narrative Inquiry
• Case Studies
• Action Research Studies
• Summary
• Chapter Nine: Dealing with Validity, Reliability, and Ethics
• Validity and Reliability
• Internal Validity or Credibility
• Reliability or Consistency
• External Validity or Transferability
• How Ethical Considerations Relate to the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research
• Summary
• Chapter Ten: Writing Up Qualitative Research
• Preparing to Write
• Determining the Audience
• Selecting a Focus
• Outlining the Report
• Beginning to Write
• Contents of a Qualitative Study Report
• Components of the Qualitative Study Report
• Disseminating the Study Report
• Issues in Writing Up Action Research and Arts Based Studies
• Summary
• Appendix: The Methodology Section of a Qualitative Research Study
• Methods
• Design of the Study (Chapters One and Two)
• Sample Selection (Chapter Four)
• Data Collection (Chapters Five, Six, and Seven)
• Interviews
• Observations
• Documents
• Online Data
• Data Analysis (Chapter Eight)
• Pilot Study
• Validity and Reliability (Chapter Nine)
• Researcher Bias and Assumptions (Chapter Nine)
• Translation Issues
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index
• End User License Agreement