Strategies of qualitative inquiry / Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denzin, Norman K.

Lincoln, Yvonna S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Physical Description:

xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1998]

Summary:

In the second of the three-volume paperback, Denzin and Lincoln consider the major strategies employed by the qualitative researcher. Starting from the research design process, the book covers funding, case studies, ethnography, grounded theory, participative inquiry and much more -- offering a range of methods that can be employed in any study. Outstanding contributors thoroughly cover each topic.

Contents:

Introduction : entering the field of qualitative research / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln

The dance of qualitative research design : metaphor, methodolatry, and meaning / Valerie J. Janesick

Designing funded qualitative research / Janice M. Morse

Case studies / Robert E. Stake

Ethnography and participant observation / Paul Atkinson and Martyn Hammersley

Phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and interpretive practice / James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium

Grounded theory methodology : an overview / Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbin

Biographical method / Louis M. Smith

Historical social science : methodologies, methods, and meanings / Gaye Tuchman

Three approaches to participative inquiry / Peter Reason

Clinical research / William L. Miller and Benjamin F. Crabtree.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0761914358

OCLC:

38270625