choosing among five approaches Creswell, John W. creator Poth, Cheryl N. author. text bibliography cau Los Angeles SAGE 2018 2018 4th ed.. monographic eng

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xxv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. This book explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. The authors compare the approaches and relate research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner. Featuring new content, articles, pedagogy, references, and expanded coverage of ethics throughout, the book is an introduction to the theories, strategies, and practices of qualitative inquiry. Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry -- Five different qualitative studies -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing a qualitative study -- Standards of validation and evaluation -- "Turning the story" and conclusion. John W. Creswell Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-438) and indexes. Social sciences Methodology Research Design Qualitative Research Research Design H61 .C73 2018 1506361178 2017304691 YDXCP 170511 20221108124103.0 19631298 eng