Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Purpose -- What Is New in This Edition -- Rationale for This Book -- Selection of the Five Approaches -- Positioning Myself Audience Organization

Chapter 2: Philosophical, Paradigmatic, and Interpretive Frameworks --Questions for Discussion -- Philosophical Assumptions -- Paradigms or Worldviews -- Interpretive Communities -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 3: Designing a Qualitative Study Questions for Discussion -- The Characteristics of Qualitative Research -- When to Use Qualitative Research -- The Process of Designing a Qualitative Study -- The General Structure of a Plan or Proposal -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 4: Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry Questions for Discussion -- Narrative Research -- Phenomenological Research Grounded Theory Research -- Ethnographic Research -- Case Study Research -- The Five Approaches Compared -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 5: Five Different Qualitative Studies -- Questions for Discussion -- A Narrative-Biographical Study (Angrosino, 1994) -- A Phenomenological Study (Anderson & Spencer, 2002) -- A Grounded Theory Study (Morrow & Smith, 1995) -- An Ethnographic Study (Haenfler, 2004) -- A Case Study (Asmussen & Creswell, 1995) --Differences Among the Approaches -- Summary -- Additional Readings Exercises

Chapter 6: Introducing and Focusing the Study Questions for Discussion -- The Research Problem -- The Purpose Statement -- The Research Questions -- Summary -- Additional Readings Exercises

Chapter 7: Data Collection -- Questions for Discussion -- The Data Collection Circle -- The Site or Individual Access and Rapport --Purposeful Sampling Strategy -- Forms of Data Recording Procedures -- Field Issues -- Storing Data -- Five Approaches Compared -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 8: Data Analysis and Representation -- Questions for Discussion -- Three Analysis Strategies -- The Data Analysis -- Spiral Analysis Within Approaches to Inquiry -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 9: Writing a Qualitative Study Questions for Discussion -- Several Rhetorical Issues -- Narrative Research Structure -- Phenomenological Structure -- Grounded Theory Structure -- Ethnographic Structure -- Case Study Structure -- A Comparison of Narrative Structure -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 10: Standards of Validation and Evaluation -- Questions for Discussion -- Validation and Reliability in Qualitative Research -- Evaluation Criteria -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- Exercises

Chapter 11: "Turning the Story" and Conclusions -- Turning the Story : A Case Study -- A Narrative Study -- A Phenomenology -- A Grounded Theory Study -- An Ethnography -- Conclusion -- Exercises

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms -- Appendix B: A Narrative Research Study -- Appendix C: A Phenomenological Study -- Appendix D: An Ethnography -- Appendix E: A Case Study