Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-388) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five different qualitative studies -- Five qualitative traditions of inquiry -- Philosophical and theoretical frameworks -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing the narrative report -- Standards of quality and verification -- "Turning the story" and conclusion -- App. A. An annotated glossary of terms.
App. B. Biography : "On the bus With Vonnie Lee : explorations in life history and metaphor" / Michael V. Angrosino -- App. C. Phenomenology : "The essential structure of a caring interaction : doing phenomenology" / Doris J. Riemen -- App. D. Grounded theory study : "Constructions of survival and coping by women who have survived childhood sexual abuse" / Susan L. Morrow and Mary Lee Smith -- App. E. Ethnography : "The elementary school principal : notes from a field study" / Harry F. Wolcott.
