An Analysis of Thinking and Research About Qualitative Methods

by Potter,W. James

• ISBN13: 9780805817508
• ISBN10: 0805817506
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781136688669
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-02-01
• Publisher: Routledge
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Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
Whether to Enter?	3	(10)
A Potpourri of Definitions	13	(13)
Issues of Belief	26	(24)
The Qualitative Methodologies	50	(17)
The Qualitative Phenomenon	67	(16)
PART II: INTERPRETIVE ANALYSIS
Nature of Qualitative Evidence	83	(10)
Issues of Evidence Gathering	93	(22)
Issues of Data Analysis	115	(19)
Methods of Analysis	134	(25)
Writing Purpose	159	(15)
Issues of Writing	174	(18)
Standards	192	(15)
PART III: ILLUSTRATIONS OF DECISION MAKING
An Illustration of Decision Making in a Quantitative Analysis	207	(25)
An Illustration of Decision Making in a Qualitative Analysis	232	(15)
PART IV: CRITICAL INSIGHTS
External Critique of Qualitative Theory Foundational Issues	247	(32)
Critique of Qualitative Research	279	(24)
Is Convergence a Possibility?	303	(30)
Appendix: Abstracts of Writings Used in Interpretive Analysis	333	(38)
References	371	(10)
Author Index	381	(6)
Subject Index	387