Rapid qualitative inquiry : a field guide to team-based assessment / James Beebe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beebe, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>An accessible field guide to Rapid Qualitative Inquiry (RQI)-a team-based, applied research method designed to quickly develop an insider's perspective on and preliminary understanding of complicated situations.</span></span>

Contents:

BRIEF CONTENTS; DETAILED CONTENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE. THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF RAPID QUALITATIVE INQUIRY (RQI); CHAPTER TWO. GETTING THE INSIDERS' PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER THREE. DATA COLLECTION-MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES AND TRIANGULATION; CHAPTER FOUR. ITERATIVE ANALYSIS AND ADDITIONAL DATA COLLECTION; CHAPTER FIVE. TEAMWORK FOR DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS; CHAPTER SIX. CREDIBILITY AND TRUSTING RQI; CHAPTER SEVEN. TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING AND SPEEDING UP RQI; CHAPTER EIGHT. WHO BENEFITS, WHO PAYS, AND WHO CALLS THE TUNE

CHAPTER NINE. RAPID RESEARCH AND THE RQI FAMILY TREECHAPTER TEN. KEY POINTS RELATING TO RIGOR AND THE FUTURE OF RQI; APPENDIX A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE RAP/RQI; APPENDIX B. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, POLISH STATE FARMS RAP/RQI; APPENDIX C. RQI TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS AND STUDENTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7591-2320-9

0-7591-2321-7