Beginning Qualitative Research: A Philosophical and Practical Guide

by Morehouse; Richard

• ISBN13: 9780750702737
• ISBN10: 0750702737
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Although theoretically rigorous, the book is comprehensible to the beginning qualitative researcher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. viii
Building a Philosophic Foundation for Qualitative Research	p. xiii
Philosophic Underpinnings: an Overview	p. 1
Before Beginning Research: a Philosophic Perspective	p. 7
References	p. 23
The Qualitative Posture: Indwelling	p. 25
From Ideas to Outcomes: Conducting Qualitative Research	p. 41
Designing Qualitative Research: an Overview	p. 43
Generating Ideas	p. 50
Building a Sample	p. 56
Data Collection in the Natural Setting: Studying People, Studying Settings	p. 68
Data Analysis	p. 119
Qualitative Data Analysis: an Overview	p. 121
Qualitative Data Analysis: Using the Constant Comparative Method	p. 126
Communicating the Outcomes of Qualitative Research	p. 150
References	p. 162
Appendix	p. 165
	p. 167
	p. 171
References	p. 177
Interview Schedule	p. 178
Interview Schedule	p. 184
Index	p. 190
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