TY - BOOK AU - Creswell,John W. AU - Poth,Cheryl N. TI - Qualitative inquiry & research design: choosing among five approaches SN - 1506361178 AV - H61 .C73 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology KW - Research KW - Design KW - Qualitative Research KW - Research Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-438) and indexes; 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 N2 - 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 ER -