Qualitative Research for Education An Introduction to Theories and Methods

Name: Qualitative Research for Education An Introduction to Theories and Methods
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ISBN: 9780205482931

ISBN-10: 0205482937

ISBN-13: 9780205482931

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Bogdan, Sari Biklen

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This concise, applied, and very clearly written introduction to qualitative research methods can be used effectively in a semester, or year-long course. This introductory-level text provides the reader with a background for understanding the uses of qualitative research in education (and other professions) examining its theoretical and historical underpinnings, and providing the ldquo;how-to'srdquo; of doing qualitative research. This new edition places qualitative research within current debates about research methods and alternative ways of knowing. While the authors approach the subject from a sociological perspective, they also take care to reflect the many changes in…

Book details

List price: $186.65
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 7/25/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English




Foundations of Qualitative Research in Education: An Introduction


Characteristics of Qualitative Research


Traditions of Qualitative Research


Theoretical Underpinnings


Ten Common Questions About Qualitative Research


Ethics


What Is to Come



Research Design


Choosing a Study


Case Studies


Multi-Site Studies


Additional Issues Related to Design


Concluding Remarks



Fieldwork


Gaining Access


First Days in the Field


The Participant/Observer Continuum


Doing Fieldwork in Another Culture


Researcher Characteristics and Special Problems with Rapport


Be Discreet


Research in Politically Charged and Conflict-Ridden Settings


Feelings


How Long Should an Observation Session Be? Interviewing


Visual Recording and Fieldwork


Triangulation


Leaving the Field



Qualitative Data


Some Friendly Advice


Fieldnotes


The Process of Writing Fieldnotes


Transcripts from Taped Interviews


Documents


Photography


Official Statistics and Other Quantitative Data


Concluding Remarks



Data Analysis


Analysis in the Field


Analysis After Data Collection


The Mechanics of Working with Data


Concluding Remarks



Writing It Up


Writing Choices


More Writing Tips


Criteria for Evaluating Writing


Texts


A Final Point About Getting Started



Applied Qualitative Research for Education


Evaluation and Policy Research


Action Research


Practitioner Uses of Qualitative Research



Examples of Observational Questions for Educational Settings



Examples of Fieldnotes


Glossary


References


Index