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Qualitative inquiry and research design : choosing among five approaches / John W. Creswell, Cheryl N. Poth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2018Edition: Fourth edition, international student editionDescription: xxv, 459 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781506361178
  • 150636117X
Other title:
  • Qualitative inquiry & research design
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 CRE
LOC classification:
  • H61 .C73 2018
Other classification:
  • 70.03
Contents:
Introduction -- Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry -- Five different qualitative studies -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing a qualitative study -- Standards of validation and evaluation -- "Turning the story" and conclusion.
Summary: “In the Fourth Edition of this bestselling book, John W Creswell and new co-author Cheryl N Poth explore the philosophical underpinnings, history and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography and case study - putting them side by side, so that we can see the differences. They relate research designs to each of the traditions of enquiry and provide strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analyzing data, writing a narrative and verifying results.”--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 300.72 CRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219955
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 300.72 CRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219954

Previous ed. cataloged as: Qualitative inquiry & research design. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-438) and indexes.

Introduction -- Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry -- Five different qualitative studies -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing a qualitative study -- Standards of validation and evaluation -- "Turning the story" and conclusion.

“In the Fourth Edition of this bestselling book, John W Creswell and new co-author Cheryl N Poth explore the philosophical underpinnings, history and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography and case study - putting them side by side, so that we can see the differences. They relate research designs to each of the traditions of enquiry and provide strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analyzing data, writing a narrative and verifying results.”--Publisher's description.

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