Understanding and Evaluating Qualitative Educational Research

by Marilyn Lichtman

• ISBN13: 9781412975261
• ISBN10: 1412975263
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-13
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

When learning how to read, analyze, and design one's own research, it is useful to review examples of similar research. Understanding and Evaluating Qualitative Educational Research uses published research articles to teach students how to understand and evaluate qualitative research in education. Each example within a category of qualitative research ' ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology, case study, action research, narrative, and mixed methods ' is accompanied by commentary from the editor regarding why the particular approach was used and how and why the various aspects of the example relate back to the approach taken. This commentary guides students in learning how to read, analyze, and create their own qualitative research studies. Included in the text is a series of 'œIssues and Concepts' that are at the forefront of the changing field. This text gives students in qualitative educational research a well-rounded and practical look at what qualitative research is, along with how to read, analyze, and design studies themselves.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Qualitative Research Approaches

Reading Ethnography

Reading Grounded Theory

Reading Phenomenology

Reading Case Studies

Reading Action Research

Reading Narrative

Reading Mixed Methods

Issues at the Forefront of the Qualitative Research Field

Clarifying Research Approaches

Qualitative Research in the New Millennium

Standards of Evidence

Review Boards, Research Ethics, and Academic Freedom

Writing Up Results

Reflexivity

Negotiating Through Graduate School

Epilogue: Reading, Writing, and Thinking About Qualitative Research

Index

About the Author

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