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  • Written in an engaging and accessible narrative style by an acclaimed scholar and researcher
  • Offers new and updated examples of coding and qualitative analysis, full-color photos and illustrations, and a companion instructor website
  • Synthesizes the most up-to-date multidisciplinary literature on qualitative research methods including seven main approaches to qualitative inquiry: grounded theory, case study, ethnography and ethnography of communication, phenomenology, narrative inquiry and autoethnography, participatory action research, and creative, performative, and arts-based research
  • Presents innovative qualitative data collection methods and modern representation strategies, such as virtual ethnography, photovoice, and mobile interviewing

Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students, instructors, and faculty across multiple disciplines including the social sciences, healthcare, education, management, and the humanities, and for practitioners seeking expert guidance on practical qualitative methods.

  • ISBN-10 1119390788
  • ISBN-13 978-1119390787
  • Edition 2nd
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Publication date August 13, 2019
  • Language English
  • Dimensions 7 x 1.2 x 10 inches
  • Print length 432 pages
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SARAH J. TRACY is Professor of Human Communication, Arizona State University-Tempe, and an internationally recognized expert on qualitative research methods. She has contributed more than 75 essays to publications such as Qualitative Inquiry, Communication Monographs, and Management Communication Quarterly, and developed the renowned “eight big tent model” for high quality qualitative research.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (August 13, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119390788
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119390787
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.2 x 10 inches
  • #167 in Social Sciences Research
  • #205 in Communication Reference (Books)
  • #644 in Communication & Media Studies

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Sarah J. Tracy

Dr. Sarah J. Tracy is Professor of organizational communication and qualitative methodology in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. Her award-winning research has resulted in two books, including "Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact," a YouTube channel called “Get Your Qual On,” the “eight big-tent criteria” model for excellent qualitative research, and more than 70 scholarly essays.

She has led over 20 qualitative workshops in a number of international settings in which participants go beyond learning about qualitative methods to practicing specific qualitative crafts and analytic techniques. She approaches research from a use-inspired standpoint and endeavors toward creating scholarship that inspires wisdom, compassion, transformation, good humor, and well-being.

In her free time, Sarah enjoys yoga, crockpot cooking, laughing with her sweetheart Brad, and playing with her two adopted fur babies.

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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Integrating Theory and Practice

  • Michael Quinn Patton - Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Saint Paul, MN
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Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, t his Fourth Edition illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new examples, stories, and cartoons; more than a hundred new summarizing and synthesizing exhibits; and a wide range of new highlight sections/sidebars that elaborate on important and emergent issues . For the first time, full case studies are included to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. In addition, each chapter features an extended "rumination," written in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional textbook style, about a core issue of persistent debate and controversy.

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"Very thoughtful and thorough coverage of qualitative design and study."

  “The content itself, based in years of thinking, reading, doing, conversing, is a huge strength. Reading the chapters is like sitting at the feet of one of the masters.”  

“I can’t emphasize enough the quality, detail, and depth of the presentation of research design and methods… Students and experienced researchers will appreciate the depth of presentation of potential qualitative paradigms, theoretical orientations and frameworks as well as special methodological applications that are often not covered in other qualitative texts.”

“It is refreshing to see a text that engages the multiple philosophical and historical trajectories within a qualitative research tradition while integrating this discussion so well with the practice of research design, fieldwork strategies, and data analysis.”

I have used Patton for this course historically; I will continue to use him for this course. I have used previous editions as well.

Great book - not currently teaching a course in evaluation - will definitely consider this text when I do next teach such a course.

Mae’r llyfr yma yn wych, yn enwedig y bennod ar fframweithiau damcaniaethol ac athroniaeth. Rwyf wedi ei argymell i nifer o fyfyrwyr ôl-radd sydd wrthi’n cynllunio traethodau hir - trwy gwrs ‘Yr ymchwilydd ansoddol’ y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (CCC) a hefyd myfyrwyr Bangor (Cymraeg a Saesneg ei hiaith). Rwyf hefyd wedi gofyn i’r llyfrgellydd gwyddorau cymdeithasol archebu un neu ddau o gopïau i’r llyfrgell.

Adopted Creswell 3rd ed (Sage)

Good resource for students looking to develop their qualitative research skills.

Will use as a secondary text in the Qualitative Research Methods course I teach

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • A new organization that creatively groups content into individual modules within nine chapters offers instructors the ability to easily customize course content and readers the ability to quickly navigate and reference specific topics by choosing across a range of over 80 modules.
  • New examples of the contributions of qualitative inquiry to our understanding of patterns in the world have been added, including advances in theory, practice, and both classic and innovative methods.
  • New and major in-depth discussions explore systems thinking , complexity theory , pragmatic framing , and generic qualitative inquiry.
  • More than half of this edition consists of new, extended research and evaluation examples with full case studies as exemplars.
  • The number of qualitative (purposeful) sampling options has been expanded from 16 to 40 to provide readers with the most innovative and comprehensive case selection framework ever assembled and explained.
  • The book offers the most comprehensive, rigorous, and assertive discussion of methods and analysis techniques for drawing causal inferences available today.
  • Techniques for high-quality observational fieldwork and in-depth interviewing are covered, along with emergent approaches and alternative frameworks for inquiry .
  • Principles-focused qualitative evaluation is premiered in this edition.
  • Detailed analysis guidelines and diverse examples include innovative approaches to data visualization.
  • The number of qualitative frameworks for judging quality has been expanded from five to seven.
  • Over a hundred new exhibits —essential for teaching—summarize and synthesize key information.
  • New sidebars throughout the text elaborate on important and emergent issues.
  • Hundreds of new references make the book up to date and comprehensive.
  • New cartoons and graphic comics specially commissioned and created for this edition illustrate key concepts in a unique and memorable way.
  • An Instructor Resource and Student Study Site filled with helpful supplemental resources, including access to carefully selected SAGE journal articles, are available at no additional charge.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Qualitative inquiry’s seven major contributions to understanding the world are presented.
  • Twelve primary strategic themes of qualitative inquiry illuminate the unique niche of qualitative inquiry in research and evaluation studies.
  • Seven distinct, criteria-based frameworks for presenting and judging qualitative findings are provided.
  • Sixteen different theoretical and philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry are identified, compared, contrasted, and discussed.
  • Variations in observational methods are covered, including historical perspectives, case studies and their layers, and cross-case analysis.
  • Alternative interviewing strategies and approaches are linked to theoretical and methodological traditions, including innovative and emergent methods, such as using social media and data visualization.
  • Key strategies are included to unravel the complexities of and controversies about causal analysis , generalizations , and triangulation .
  • Comprehensive references provide the scholarly foundations for qualitative theory and practice.

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Qualitative Methodology: A Practical Guide

  • By: Jane Mills & Melanie Birks
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
  • Publication year: 2014
  • Online pub date: December 18, 2017
  • Discipline: Anthropology
  • Methods: Narrative research , Case study research , Research questions
  • DOI: https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781473920163
  • Keywords: critical thinking , discipline , discourse , inquiry , knowledge , philosophy , publications Show all Show less
  • Print ISBN: 9781446248980
  • Online ISBN: 9781473920163
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Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world. Expert researchers then trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigor. Featured methodologies include action research, discourse analysis, ethnography, grounded theory, case studies and narrative inquiry. This practical book provides a helpful guide to the research process - it introduces the relevant methods of generating, collecting and analysing data for each discrete methodology and then looks at best practice for presenting findings. This enables new researchers to compare qualitative methods and to confidently select the approach most appropriate for their own research projects. Key features include: • Summary table for each chapter - allowing quick checks to test knowledge • ‘Window into’ sections - real world examples showing each methodology in action • Student activities • Learning objectives • Full glossary • Annotated suggestions for further reading • Links to downloadable SAGE articles • Links to relevant websites and organizations This is an invaluable resource for students and researchers across the social sciences and a must-have guide for those embarking on a research project. Visit the accompanying companion website for a range of free additional resources.

Front Matter

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  • Chapter 1 | Introducing Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 2 | Practical Philosophy
  • Chapter 3 | Methodology and Methods
  • Chapter 4 | Action Research
  • Chapter 5 | Discourse Analysis
  • Chapter 6 | Critical Ethnography
  • Chapter 7 | Grounded Theory
  • Chapter 8 | Historical Research
  • Chapter 9 | Case Study
  • Chapter 10 | Narrative Research
  • Chapter 11 | Phenomenology
  • Chapter 12 | Proposing Your Research
  • Chapter 13 | Quality in Qualitative Research
  • Chapter 14 | A New Generation of Qualitative Research

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