Doing Qualitative Research in Education Settings

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DOING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION SETTINGS DOING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION SETTINGS J. Amos Hatch STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YO RK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2002 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Christine L. Hamel Marketing by Anne Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hatch, J. Amos. Doing qualitative research in education settings / by J. Amos Hatch. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-7914-5503-3 (HC : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5504-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Education—Research. I. Title. LB1028 .H36 2002 370'.7'2—dc21 2002023121 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 After all, for Deb Page vi blank. ...