@article{452702,
      author = {Hays, Danica G. and Singh, Anneliese A.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/452702},
      title = {Qualitative inquiry in clinical and educational settings  [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Guilford Press,},
      abstract = {This highly readable text demystifies the qualitative  research process and helps readers conceptualize their own  studies by organizing the different research paradigms and  traditions into coherent clusters. Real-world examples and  firsthand perspectives illustrate the research process;  instructive exercises and activities build on each other so  readers can develop their own proposals or reports as they  work through the book. Provided are strategies for  selecting a research topic, entering and exiting sites, and  navigating the complexities of ethical issues and the  researcher's role. Readers learn how to use a range of data  collection methods including observational strategies,  interviewing, focus groups, e-mail and chat rooms, and  arts-based media and to manage, analyze, and report the  resulting data. Useful pedagogical features include:  *In-class and field activities to apply qualitative  concepts. *Discussion questions, proposal development  exercises, and reflexive journal activities. *Exemplary  qualitative studies and two sample proposals. *Cautionary  notes, or "Wild Cards," about possible research pitfalls.  *Tables that summarize concepts and present helpful tips.},
      recid = {452702},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxiv, 504 p.)},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2012},
}