The bestselling guide to qualitative research, updated and expanded Qualitative Research
is the essential guide to understanding, designing, conducting, and presenting a qualitative
research study. This fourth edition features new material covering mixed methods, action
research, arts-based research, online data sources, and the latest in data analysis, including
data analysis software packages as well as narrative and poetic analysis strategies. A new
section offers multiple ways of presenting qualitative research findings. The reader-friendly …

This book offers a resource guide for qualitative researchers in education, discussing data
collection techniques, data analysis, reporting, and the issues of validity, reliability, and
ethics. Part 1 reviews the nature and design of qualitative research; it discusses various
types of qualitative research (including case studies), and how to design a qualitative study,
including problem formation and sample selection. Differentiating case study techniques
from other qualitative approaches, the book discusses concepts, theories, and techniques …