Winner of the 2011 Special Career Award in
Qualitative Inquiry from the International Congress for
Qualitative Inquiry! This book provides
invaluable guidance for thinking through and planning a
qualitative study. Rather than offering recipes for
specific techniques, master storyteller Robert Stake
stimulates readers to discover "how things work" in
organizations, programs, communities, and other systems.
Topics range from identifying a research question to
selecting methods, gathering data, interpreting and
analyzing the results, and producing a
well-thought-through written report. In-depth examples
from actual studies emphasize the role of the researcher
as instrument and interpreter, while boxed vignettes and
learning projects encourage self-reflection and critical
thinking. Other useful pedagogical features include
quick-reference tables and charts, sample project
management forms, and an end-of-book glossary. After
reading this book, doctoral students and novice
qualitative researchers will be able to plan a study
from beginning to end. The book will appeal to
graduate students in education, psychology, sociology,
social work, management, and nursing; qualitative
researchers and evaluators. It will also serve as a
core book in doctoral-level courses such as qualitative
methods and qualitative dissertation/proposal writing,
and as a supplemental text in graduate-level research
design courses.
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