What is evidence in qualitative inquiry and how is it evaluated? The interdisciplinary, international group of contributors to this volume address these questions in an attempt to create evidential criteria for qualitative work.
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Explaining how the research process works, from the initial research question to formulating an overall research design in line with contemporary disciplinary and inter-disciplinary frameworks, this textbook explains the key methodological and theoretical debates and gives equal…
Conduct grade-A research in the library or on the Internet. Your complete toolbox to plan, structure, and write a quality paper. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English " Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A …
How do we know which social and economic policies work, which should be continued, and which should be changed? Jim Manzi argues that throughout history, various methods have been attempted--except for controlled experimentation. Experiments provide the feedback loop that allows…
"Why in the world are we paying for all this 'basic' research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the 'seemingly useless' world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. With a novelistic s…
This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and empirical research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The contributors include some of the most well-established scholars from three c…
This text provides an introduction to approaches that deal with the theoretical analysis of qualitative data. The theoretical assumptions of different traditions through a discussion of case studies are explained.
Qualitative research through case studies
by Travers, Max
fromIntroducing qualitative methods
"Qualitative Research through Case Studies will help students improve the quality of their work through introducing a wide range of traditions, including interpretive approaches such as grounded theory, dramaturgical analysis, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis and polit…
Focuses on the practical needs of applied statisticians and experimenters engaged in design, implementation and analysis in various disciplines.
"'Each morning I would strike out for this temple of learning in the crisp autumn air with a sense of purpose and the conviction that this was where I belonged'--Marilyn Stasio from 'My Research Project.' Inspired partly by Richard Altick's The Scholar Adventurers, the thirteen …
"'Each morning I would strike out for this temple of learning in the crisp autumn air with a sense of purpose and the conviction that this was where I belonged'--Marilyn Stasio from 'My Research Project.' Inspired partly by Richard Altick's The Scholar Adventurers, the thirteen …