Fundamentals of qualitative Research approaches qualitative inquiry as a strategically selected composite of genres, elements, and styles. Saldaña, participant observation, a master teacher and qualitative data analyst, acquaints readers with the major genres of qualitative research available and the elements of interviewing, and other data collection methods to inform emergent research design decisions.

Eight distinctive styles of qualitative writing are presented. Saldaña devotes necessary coverage to conceptual foundations, grounded theory, narrative and poetic inquiry, coding, assertion development, analytic memo writing, thematic analysis, and ethnodramatic approaches to the data. The book concludes with a list of recommended readings in the field, as well as additional resources on organizations and associations dedicated to qualitative research.

Fundamentals of qualitative research is an ideal introduction for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in education, psychology, human communication, sociology, anthropology, and health care. An extended chapter on qualitative data analysis is one of the book's unique features. This book presents a concise yet rigorous description of how to design and conduct fieldwork projects and how to examine data in multiple ways for interpretive insight.

Saldaña, author of the bestselling book, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers, brings clear writing and explanatory prowess to this new textbook for learning the fundamentals of qualitative research methods.

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers Third Edition

Its wide array of strategies, from the more straightforward to the more complex, is skillfully explained and carefully exemplified providing a complete toolkit of codes and skills that can be applied to any research project. Sage Publications Ltd. Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy Johnny Saldaña’s unique and invaluable manual demystifies the qualitative coding process with a comprehensive assessment of different coding types, examples and exercises.

. Click here for a listing of Johnny Saldaña′s upcoming workshops. The ideal reference for students, and practitioners of qualitative inquiry, teachers, it is essential reading across the social sciences and neatly guides you through the multiple approaches available for coding qualitative data. For each code saldaña provides information about the method′s origin, demonstrates its practical applications, gives a detailed description of the method, and sets out a clearly illustrated example with analytic follow-up.

Now with a companion website, the book is supported by: sage journal articles showing coding being applied to real research Sample transcripts highlighting coding techniques Links to CAQDAS sites to introduce relevant software Practical student exercises Links to video and digital content This international bestseller is an extremely usable, robust manual and is a must-have resource for qualitative researchers at all levels.

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Creativity in the Classroom

The sixth edition has been revised and updated throughout, questioning, particularly the relationships among creativity, informed by cutting-edge research on neurobiology, intrinsic motivation, curiosity and imaginative play, and motivation, and motivation to learn. This foundational textbook is relevant for any course dealing wholly or partially with creativity and teaching.

Sage Publications Ltd. Creativity in the classroom, sixth edition, helps teachers link creativity research and theory to the everyday activities of classroom teaching.

Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach Applied Social Research Methods

Joseph A. Written in an informal, jargon-free style, the book incorporates examples and hands-on exercises. This book uses everyday language that will captivate students′ attention and embed practical knowledge to supplement the technical. Gaetane jean-marie, university of Oklahoma"The key strengths of the text are the passion and the enthusiasm that Dr.

Maxwell has for qualitative research after all these years. Qualitative research design: an interactive Approach, Third Edition provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. Caudle, texas a & M University Sage Publications Ltd. Enright, capella University"The text is incredibly engaging and practical.

. So many of the issues raised in the book are central to qualitative research, yet often not explicitly discussed in ′public′ venues. David carlone, the university of north Carolina at Greensboro"I particularly like the interactive focus and believe that helps students to more realistically engage qualitative research design.

It certainly lives up to its billing as a good guidebook, exercises, insights, and I appreciate the fact that the author really concentrates on useful content, and examples, and leaves extensive theory discussions to others. Sharon L. As a faculty mentor, i particularly see the value of this book for my students who are conducting qualitative dissertations.

Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches

Poth explore the philosophical underpinnings, grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, and key elements of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research, history, and case study. In the revised fourth Edition of the best-selling text, John W. Sage Publications Ltd. Used book in Good Condition.

Featuring new content, articles, pedagogy, strategies, the Fourth Edition is an ideal introduction to the theories, references, and expanded coverage of ethics throughout, and practices of qualitative inquiry. Creswell and new co-author Cheryl N. Preserving creswell′s signature writing style, the authors compare the approaches and relate research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner.

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Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data

Using in-depth qualitative interviews, authors Herbert J. Rubin and Irene S. Rubin have researched topics ranging from community redevelopment programs to the politics of budgeting and been energized by the depth, thoroughness, and credibility of what was revealed. Sage Publications Ltd. Used book in Good Condition.

. They describe in-depth qualitative interviewing from beginning to end, from its underlying philosophy and assumptions to project design, analysis and write up. Sage Publications Inc.

Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation, 4th Edition

Used book in Good Condition. The reader-friendly, jargon-free style makes this book accessible to both novice and experienced researchers, emphasizing the role of a theoretical framework in designing a study while providing practical guidance. Sage Publications Inc. The bestselling guide to qualitative research, designing, updated and expanded Qualitative Research is the essential guide to understanding, conducting, and presenting a qualitative research study.

Jossey-Bass. A new section offers multiple ways of presenting qualitative research findings. Qualitative research reaches beyond the what, where, and when of quantitative analysis to investigate the why and how behind human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior, but this presents a number of significant challenges.

Build a strong foundation in qualitative research theory and application Design and implement effective qualitative research studies Communicate findings more successfully with clear presentation Explore data sources, data analysis tools, and the different types of research Sage Publications Ltd. The book contains a step-by-step guide to analyzing qualitative data and an addendum for graduate students with a template for a thesis, dissertation, or grant application.

This fourth edition features new material covering mixed methods, online data sources, action research, arts-based research, and the latest in data analysis, including data analysis software packages as well as narrative and poetic analysis strategies. This guide is an invaluable reference for students and practitioners alike, providing the deep understanding that this sometimes difficult area of research requires to produce accurate results.

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Proposing Empirical Research

The model proposals at the end of the book illustrate proposal writing and provide material for classroom discussions. The structure of this book enables students to work independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals. Ideal for use in: · research methods classes where students write a proposal as a term project, · senior research seminars where proposing and conducting research is a culminating undergraduate activity, · thesis/dissertation preparation classes, and · any graduate-level seminar in which the instructor wants to incorporate a project that will engage students in critical thinking about the content area.

For each topic, students complete an exercise that leads them toward the goal of preparing a proposal. Numerous examples throughout the book make the recommendations for proposal writing come alive. Used book in Good Condition. Your students will appreciate her clear and informative style. Each major section is divided into short topics.

Patten. Provides step-by-step instructions for students who will be writing their first research proposal in the social and behavioral sciences. All steps in proposal writing are clearly described and illustrated.

Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

Used book in Good Condition. University of Chicago Press. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, reviewing, the authors illustrate options for composing, and working fieldnotes into finished texts. An essential tool for budding social scientists, the second edition of Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes will be invaluable for a new generation of researchers entering the field.

Sage Publications Ltd. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach. They discuss different organizational and descriptive strategies and show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written.

Emerson, Rachel I. Jossey-Bass. Sage Publications Inc. A good ethnographer, they demonstrate, must learn to remember dialogue and movement like an actor, to see colors and shapes like a painter, and to sense moods and rhythms like a poet. This new edition reflects the extensive feedback the authors have received from students and instructors since the first edition was published in 1995.

As a result, and gender section, class, they have updated the race, created new sections on coding programs and revising first drafts, and provided new examples of working notes.

The Only Academic Phrasebook You'll Ever Need: 600 Examples of Academic Language

It was written for both graduate and undergraduate students who already know the basics of academic writing but may still struggle to express their ideas using the right words. Used book in Good Condition. Sage Publications Inc. It will not teach you key academic skills such as choosing the right research question, writing clear paragraphs, dealing with counter arguments and so on.

But it will help you find the best way to say what you want to say so you can ace that paper! Sage Publications Ltd. For example:1. Is "irregardless" correct? 3. Do you say "the criteria was" or "the criteria were"?The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need is NOT a comprehensive academic writing textbook.

Referencing: in his 1799 study, Smith argued that ____. 7. University of Chicago Press. Establishing a research territory: The last few years have seen an increased interest in ____. 2. 11, 000 copies sold as of march 2019the only academic phrasebook you’ll Ever Need is a short, no-nonsense, reader-friendly bank of academic sentence templates.

Here are some examples: 1. Data analysis and discussion: The data provide preliminary evidence that ____.

Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life

Sage Publications Ltd. Qualitative research: analyzing life presents a fresh approach to teaching and learning qualitative methods for social inquiry―one that focuses on analysis from the very beginning of the text. Sage Publications Inc. By exploring qualitative research through a unique analytic lens, then cumulatively elaborating on methods in each successive chapter, this innovative work cultivates a skill set and literacy base that prepares readers to work strategically with empirical materials in their own fieldwork.

Used book in Good Condition. Jossey-Bass. Renowned authors johnny saldaña and matt Omasta combine clear, in its broadest sense, accessible writing and analytic insight to show that analysis, is a process undertaken throughout the entire research experience. University of Chicago Press.