IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Designing Qualitative Research
Chapter 3: Ethical Issues
Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing
Chapter 5: Focus Group Interviewing
Chapter 6: Ethnographic Field Strategies
Chapter 7 : Action Research
Chapter 8: Unobtrusive Measures in Research
Chapter 9: Historiography and Oral Traditions
Chapter 10: Case Studies
Chapter 11: An Introduction to Content Analysis
Chapter 12: Writing Research Papers: Sorting the Noodles from the Soup
Name Index
Subject Index
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Most chapters conclude with “Trying It Out,” “Notes,” and “References.”
Preface
Chapter 1- Introduction
- Quantitative Versus Qualitative Schools of Thought
- Use of Triangulation in Research Methodology
- Qualitative Strategies: Defining an Orientation
- From a Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
- Why Use Qualitative Methods?
- A Plan of Presentation
Chapter 2 - Designing Qualitative Research
- Theory and Concepts
- Ideas and Theory
- Reviewing the Literature
- Theory, Reality, and the Social World
- Framing Research Problems
- Operationalization and Conceptualization
- Designing Projects
- Data Collection and Organization
- Data Storage, Retrieval, and Analysis
- Dissemination
Chapter 3- Ethical Issues
- Research Ethics in Historical Perspective
- From Guidelines to Law: Regulations on the Research Process
- Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
- Ethical Codes
- Some Common Ethical Concerns in Behavioral Research
- Covert Versus Overt Researcher Roles
- New Areas for Ethical Concern: Cyberspace
- Informed Consent and Implied Consent
- Confidentiality and Anonymity
- Securing the Data
- Objectivity and Careful Research Design
Chapter 4 - A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing
- Dramaturgy and Interviewing
- Types of Interviews
- The Interview Schedule
- Schedule Development
- Communicating Effectively
- A Few Common Problems in Question Formulation
- Pretesting the Schedule
- Long Versus Short Interviews
- Telephone Interviews
- Computer-Assisted Interviewing
- Conducting an Interview: A Natural or an Unnatural Communication?
- The Dramaturgical Interview
- The Interviewer's Repertoire
- Know Your Audience
- Analyzing Data Obtained from the Dramaturgical Interview
Chapter 5 - Focus Group Interviewing
- What Are Focus Group Interviews?
- THE MODERATOR'S ROLE
- The Evolution of Focus Group Interviews
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Focus Group Interviewing
- Facilitating Focus Group Dynamics: How Focus Groups Work
- The Moderator's Guide
- Basic Ingredients in Focus Groups
- Analyzing Focus Group Data
- Confidentiality and Focus Group Interviews
- Recent Trends in Focus Groups: Online Focus Groups
- Conclusion
Chapter 6- Ethnographic Field Strategies
- Accessing a Field Setting: Getting in
- Reflectivity and Ethnography
- Critical Ethnography
- Becoming Invisible
- Other Dangers During Ethnographic Research
- Watching, Listening, and Learning
- Computers and Ethnography
- OnLine Ethnography
- Analyzing Ethnographic Data
- Other Analysis Strategies: Typologies, Sociograms, and Metaphors
- Disengaging: Getting Out
Chapter 7 - Action Research
- The Basics of Action Research
- Identifying the Research Question(s)
- Gathering the Information to Answer the Question(s)
- Analyzing and Interpreting the Information
- Sharing the Results with the Participants
- When to Use and When Not to Use Action Research
- The Action Researcher's Role
- Types of Action Research
- Photovoice and Action Research
- Action Research: A Reiteration
Chapter 8 - Unobtrusive Measures in Research
- Archival Strategies
- Physical Erosion and Accretion: Human Traces as Data Sources
Chapter 9 - Historiography and Oral Traditions
- What is Historical Research?
- Life Histories and Historiography
- What are the Sources of Data of Historical Researchers?
- Doing Historiography: Tracing Written History as Data
- What are Oral Histories?
Chapter 10 - Case Studies
- The Nature of Case Studies
- Theory and Case Studies
- The Individual Case Study
- Intrinsic, Instrumental, and Collective Case Studies
- Case Study Design Types
- The Scientific Benefit of Case Studies
- Case Studies of Organizations
- Case Studies of Communities
Chapter 11 - An Introduction to Content Analysis
- What is Content Analysis
- Analysis of Qualitative Data
- Content Analysis as a Technique
- Content Analysis: Quantitative or Qualitative?
- Communication Components
- What to Count: Levels and Units of Analysis
- Category Development: Building Grounded Theory
- Discourse Analysis and Content Analysis
- Open Coding
- Coding Frames
- Stages in the Content Analysis Process
- Strengths and Weaknesses of the Content Analysis Process
- Computers and Qualitative Analysis
- Qualitative Research at the Speed of Light
Chapter 12 - Writing Research Papers: Sorting the Noodles from the Soup
- Plagiarism: What It Is, Why It's Bad, and How to Avoid It
- Identifying the Purpose of the Writing: Arranging the Noodles
- Delineating a Supportive Structure: Visual Signals for the Reader
- Presenting Research Material
- A Word About the Content of Papers and Articles
- Write It, Rewrite It, Then Write It Again!
- A Few Writing Hints
- A Final Note
Name Index
Subject Index