Qualitative inquiry in clinical and educational settings [electronic resource] / Danica G. Hays, Anneliese A. Singh.

9781609184865 (electronic bk.)
9781609182458 (pbk.)
9781609184858

New York : Guilford Press, c2012.

English

1 online resource (xxiv, 504 p.)

H61 .H34 2012eb

001.4/2

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.

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