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In this Third Edition of his bestselling text John W. Creswell explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. In his signature accessible writing style, the author relates research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry. He 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Philosophical Assumptions and Interpretive Frameworks
Chapter 3. Designing a Qualitative Study
Chapter 4. Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry
Chapter 5. Five Different Qualitative Studies
Chapter 6. Introducing and Focusing the Study
Chapter 7. Data Collection
Chapter 8. Data Analysis and Representation
Chapter 9. Writing a Qualitative Study
Chapter 10. Standards of Validation and Reliability in Qualitative Research
Chapter 11. "Turning the Story" and Conclusion
Appendix A. An Annotated Glossary of Terms
Appendix B. A Narrative Research Study
Appendix C. A Phenomenological Study
Appendix D. A Grounded Theory Study
Appendix E. An Ethnography
Appendix F. A Case Study
Über den Autor / die Autorin
I am a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where I teach courses and write about research design, qualitative methodology, and mixed methods research. I have been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 30 years and have authored or co-authored 19 books in original copy and in editions. Most of these books address research methods and methodologies. In addition, I founded the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus that provided campus support for scholars incorporating qualitative and mixed methods research into projects for extramural funding. I have also held the Clifton Research Endowed Chair at Nebraska.
I served as the founding and Co-Editor for the new Sage journal, the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, and I have been an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and have been a consultant to the Veterans Affairs Health Science Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was selected to be a Senior Fulbright Scholar and visited South Africa in October, 2008, bringing mixed methods concepts to universities and studying documentaries about AIDS victims and families. In February 2012 I will visit Thailand as a Senior Fulbright Scholar on mixed methods. I play the piano, write short stories, and actively engage in sports.
