Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Traditions

892 Pages·1997·2.42 MB·English

by  John W. Creswell

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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design :
title:
Choosing Among Five Traditions
author: Creswell, John W.
publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin: 0761901434
print isbn13: 9780761901433
ebook isbn13: 9780585385327
language: English
subject Social sciences--Methodology.
publication date: 1998
lcc: H61.C73 1998eb
ddc: 300/.72
subject: Social sciences--Methodology.
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QUALITATIVE
INQUIRY
AND
RESEARCH
DESIGN
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QUALITATIVE
INQUIRY
AND
RESEARCH
DESIGN
Choosing
Among
Five
Traditions
JOHN W. CRESWELL
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Contents
Preface xv
1. Introduction 1
Purpose 2
Rationale for This Book 3
Selection of the Five Traditions 4
Limits and Situatedness 8
Audience 10
Organization 10
2. Designing a Qualitative Study 13
Defining Qualitative Research 14
Reasons for Conducting Qualitative Research 16
Phases in the Design of a Study 18
Format for Planning a Study 22
Summary 24
▾ Additional Readings 24
▾ Exercises 26
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3. Five Different Qualitative Studies
A Biographical Life History 29
A Phenomenology 31
A Grounded Theory Study 33
An Ethnography 34
A Case Study 36
Differentiating the Traditions by Foci 37
Summary 40
▾ Additional Readings 41
▾ Exercises 45
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4. Five Qualitative Traditions of Inquiry
A Biography 47
A Phenomenological Study 51
A Grounded Theory Study 55
An Ethnography 58
A Case Study 61
The Five Traditions Compared 64
Summary 68
▾ Additional Readings 68
▾ Exercises 72
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5. Philosophical and Theoretical Frameworks
Five Philosophical Assumptions 74
Ideological Perspectives 78
Postmodernism 79
Critical Theory 80
Feminist Approaches 83
Theory Use and the Five Traditions 84
A Biography 85
A Phenomenology 86
A Grounded Theory Study 86
An Ethnography 86
A Case Study 87
Summary 87
▾ Additional Readings 88
▾ Exercises 91
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6. Introducing and Focusing the Study
The Problem Statement 94
The Purpose Statement 95
The Research Questions 99
The Central Question 99
Subquestions 101
Summary 105
▾ Additional Readings 106
▾ Exercises 107
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7. Data Collection
A Data Collection Circle 110
The Site or Individual 111
Access and Rapport 115
Purposeful Sampling Strategy 118
Forms of Data 120
Interviewing 123
Observing 125
Recording Procedures 126