Qualitative research design : an interactive approach / Joseph A. Maxwell.

By: Maxwell, Joseph AlexMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Applied social research methods series ; no. 41Publication details: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 174 p.ill. : 23 cmISBN: 0761926070 (cloth); 0761926089 (pbk.)Subject(s): Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 001.42
Contents:
1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design EXAMPLE 1.1: The Evolution of a Research Design The Organization of This Book The Exercises in This Book Notes 2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study? Personal, Practical, and Intellectual Goals EXAMPLE 2.1: Using Personal Experience to Choose a Dissertation Topic EXAMPLE 2.2: The Importance of Personal Values and Identity What Goals Can Qualitative Research Help You Achieve? EXAMPLE 2.3: Deciding on a Dissertation Topic Exercise 2.1: Researcher Identity Memo EXAMPLE 2.4: Researcher Identity Memo for a Study of Educational Reform in Bolivia Note 3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On? Connecting With a Research Paradigm Experiential Knowledge EXAMPLE 3.1: Identity Memo on Diversity EXAMPLE 3.2: How One Researcher Used Her Personal Experience to Refocus Her Research Problem Prior Theory and Research EXAMPLE 3.3: Using Existing Theory Concept Maps Exercise 3.1: Creating a Concept Map for Your Study Other Uses of Existing Research Pilot and Exploratory Studies EXAMPLE 3.4: How a Student Used a Pilot Study to Help Design Her Dissertation Research Thought Experiments EXAMPLE 3.5: Using a Thought Experiment to Develop a Theory of the Persistence of Illiteracy Exercise 3.2: Creating a Model of the Development of Friendship Patterns Notes 4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand? EXAMPLE 4.1: The Development of Research Questions The Functions of Research Questions Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions Research Hypotheses in Qualitative Designs Generic Questions and Particularistic Questions Instrumentalist Questions and Realist Questions Variance Questions and Process Questions Developing Research Questions Exercise 4.1: Developing Your Research Questions 5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do? Structured and Unstructured Approaches Negotiating Research Relationships EXAMPLE 5.1: Negotiating Relationships in a Practitioner Research Study Exercise 5.1: Reflecting on Your Research Relationships Site and Participant Selection Decisions About Data Collection Decisions About Data Analysis Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis EXAMPLE 5.2: A Mismatch Between Questions and Analysis Linking Methods and Questions Exercise 5.2: Questions and Methods Matrix Notes 6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong? The Concept of Validity Two Specific Validity Threats: Bias and Reactivity Validity Tests: A Checklist Exercise 6.1: Identifying and Dealing With Validity Threats Generalization in Qualitative Research Notes 7. Research Proposals: Presenting and Justifying a Qualitative Study The Purpose of a Proposal The Proposal as an Argument The Relfitionship Between Research Design and Proposal Argument A Model for Proposal Structure EXAMPLE 7.1: The Argument of a Dissertation Proposal EXAMPLE 7.2: An Outline of a Dissertation Proposal Argument1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design EXAMPLE 1.1: The Evolution of a Research Design The Organization of This Book The Exercises in This Book Notes 2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study? Personal, Practical, and Intellectual Goals EXAMPLE 2.1: Using Personal Experience to Choose a Dissertation Topic EXAMPLE 2.2: The Importance of Personal Values and Identity What Goals Can Qualitative Research Help You Achieve? EXAMPLE 2.3: Deciding on a Dissertation Topic Exercise 2.1: Researcher Identity Memo EXAMPLE 2.4: Researcher Identity Memo for a Study of Educational Reform in Bolivia Note 3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On? Connecting With a Research Paradigm Experiential Knowledge EXAMPLE 3.1: Identity Memo on Diversity EXAMPLE 3.2: How One Researcher Used Her Personal Experience to Refocus Her Research Problem Prior Theory and Research EXAMPLE 3.3: Using Existing Theory Concept Maps Exercise 3.1: Creating a Concept Map for Your Study Other Uses of Existing Research Pilot and Exploratory Studies EXAMPLE 3.4: How a Student Used a Pilot Study to Help Design Her Dissertation Research Thought Experiments EXAMPLE 3.5: Using a Thought Experiment to Develop a Theory of the Persistence of Illiteracy Exercise 3.2: Creating a Model of the Development of Friendship Patterns Notes 4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand? EXAMPLE 4.1: The Development of Research Questions The Functions of Research Questions Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions Research Hypotheses in Qualitative Designs Generic Questions and Particularistic Questions Instrumentalist Questions and Realist Questions Variance Questions and Process Questions Developing Research Questions Exercise 4.1: Developing Your Research Questions 5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do? Structured and Unstructured Approaches Negotiating Research Relationships EXAMPLE 5.1: Negotiating Relationships in a Practitioner Research Study Exercise 5.1: Reflecting on Your Research Relationships Site and Participant Selection Decisions About Data Collection Decisions About Data Analysis Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis EXAMPLE 5.2: A Mismatch Between Questions and Analysis Linking Methods and Questions Exercise 5.2: Questions and Methods Matrix Notes 6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong? The Concept of Validity Two Specific Validity Threats: Bias and Reactivity Validity Tests: A Checklist Exercise 6.1: Identifying and Dealing With Validity Threats Generalization in Qualitative Research Notes 7. Research Proposals: Presenting and Justifying a Qualitative Study The Purpose of a Proposal The Proposal as an Argument The Relfitionship Between Research Design and Proposal Argument A Model for Proposal Structure EXAMPLE 7.1: The Argument of a Dissertation Proposal EXAMPLE 7.2: An Outline of a Dissertation Proposal Argument
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1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design
EXAMPLE 1.1: The Evolution of a Research Design
The Organization of This Book
The Exercises in This Book
Notes
2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study?
Personal, Practical, and Intellectual Goals
EXAMPLE 2.1: Using Personal Experience
to Choose a Dissertation Topic
EXAMPLE 2.2: The Importance of Personal
Values and Identity
What Goals Can Qualitative Research Help You Achieve?
EXAMPLE 2.3: Deciding on a Dissertation Topic
Exercise 2.1: Researcher Identity Memo
EXAMPLE 2.4: Researcher Identity Memo for a
Study of Educational Reform in Bolivia
Note
3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On?
Connecting With a Research Paradigm
Experiential Knowledge
EXAMPLE 3.1: Identity Memo on Diversity
EXAMPLE 3.2: How One Researcher Used Her
Personal Experience to Refocus Her Research Problem
Prior Theory and Research
EXAMPLE 3.3: Using Existing Theory
Concept Maps
Exercise 3.1: Creating a Concept Map for Your Study
Other Uses of Existing Research
Pilot and Exploratory Studies
EXAMPLE 3.4: How a Student Used a Pilot
Study to Help Design Her Dissertation Research
Thought Experiments
EXAMPLE 3.5: Using a Thought Experiment
to Develop a Theory of the Persistence of Illiteracy
Exercise 3.2: Creating a Model of the
Development of Friendship Patterns
Notes
4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand?
EXAMPLE 4.1: The Development of Research Questions
The Functions of Research Questions
Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions
Research Hypotheses in Qualitative Designs
Generic Questions and Particularistic Questions
Instrumentalist Questions and Realist Questions
Variance Questions and Process Questions
Developing Research Questions
Exercise 4.1: Developing Your Research Questions
5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do?
Structured and Unstructured Approaches
Negotiating Research Relationships
EXAMPLE 5.1: Negotiating Relationships
in a Practitioner Research Study
Exercise 5.1: Reflecting on Your Research Relationships
Site and Participant Selection
Decisions About Data Collection
Decisions About Data Analysis
Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis
EXAMPLE 5.2: A Mismatch Between
Questions and Analysis
Linking Methods and Questions
Exercise 5.2: Questions and Methods Matrix
Notes
6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong?
The Concept of Validity
Two Specific Validity Threats: Bias and Reactivity
Validity Tests: A Checklist
Exercise 6.1: Identifying and
Dealing With Validity Threats
Generalization in Qualitative Research
Notes
7. Research Proposals: Presenting
and Justifying a Qualitative Study
The Purpose of a Proposal
The Proposal as an Argument
The Relfitionship Between Research
Design and Proposal Argument
A Model for Proposal Structure
EXAMPLE 7.1: The Argument of a Dissertation
Proposal
EXAMPLE 7.2: An Outline of a Dissertation
Proposal Argument1. A Model for Qualitative Research Design
EXAMPLE 1.1: The Evolution of a Research Design
The Organization of This Book
The Exercises in This Book
Notes
2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study?
Personal, Practical, and Intellectual Goals
EXAMPLE 2.1: Using Personal Experience
to Choose a Dissertation Topic
EXAMPLE 2.2: The Importance of Personal
Values and Identity
What Goals Can Qualitative Research Help You Achieve?
EXAMPLE 2.3: Deciding on a Dissertation Topic
Exercise 2.1: Researcher Identity Memo
EXAMPLE 2.4: Researcher Identity Memo for a
Study of Educational Reform in Bolivia
Note
3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On?
Connecting With a Research Paradigm
Experiential Knowledge
EXAMPLE 3.1: Identity Memo on Diversity
EXAMPLE 3.2: How One Researcher Used Her
Personal Experience to Refocus Her Research Problem
Prior Theory and Research
EXAMPLE 3.3: Using Existing Theory
Concept Maps
Exercise 3.1: Creating a Concept Map for Your Study
Other Uses of Existing Research
Pilot and Exploratory Studies
EXAMPLE 3.4: How a Student Used a Pilot
Study to Help Design Her Dissertation Research
Thought Experiments
EXAMPLE 3.5: Using a Thought Experiment
to Develop a Theory of the Persistence of Illiteracy
Exercise 3.2: Creating a Model of the
Development of Friendship Patterns
Notes
4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand?
EXAMPLE 4.1: The Development of Research Questions
The Functions of Research Questions
Research Questions and Other Kinds of Questions
Research Hypotheses in Qualitative Designs
Generic Questions and Particularistic Questions
Instrumentalist Questions and Realist Questions
Variance Questions and Process Questions
Developing Research Questions
Exercise 4.1: Developing Your Research Questions
5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do?
Structured and Unstructured Approaches
Negotiating Research Relationships
EXAMPLE 5.1: Negotiating Relationships
in a Practitioner Research Study
Exercise 5.1: Reflecting on Your Research Relationships
Site and Participant Selection
Decisions About Data Collection
Decisions About Data Analysis
Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis
EXAMPLE 5.2: A Mismatch Between
Questions and Analysis
Linking Methods and Questions
Exercise 5.2: Questions and Methods Matrix
Notes
6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong?
The Concept of Validity
Two Specific Validity Threats: Bias and Reactivity
Validity Tests: A Checklist
Exercise 6.1: Identifying and
Dealing With Validity Threats
Generalization in Qualitative Research
Notes
7. Research Proposals: Presenting
and Justifying a Qualitative Study
The Purpose of a Proposal
The Proposal as an Argument
The Relfitionship Between Research
Design and Proposal Argument
A Model for Proposal Structure
EXAMPLE 7.1: The Argument of a Dissertation
Proposal
EXAMPLE 7.2: An Outline of a Dissertation
Proposal Argument

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