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Lincoln, Yvonna S., Ed.; Denzin, Norman K., Ed. – 2003
The chapters of this volume traces the changes in the discipline of qualitative inquiry over the last five decades. The collection serves as a textbook for training scholars in the history and trajectory of qualitative research. The chapters of part 1, The Revolution of Representation: Feminist and Race/Ethnic Studies Discourses, are: (1) Situated…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Ethnography, Feminist Criticism, History
Leedy, Paul D.; Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis – 2001
This book is a broad-spectrum guide, suitable for all courses in basic research. It guides the student from problem selection to completed research report with practical suggestions based on a solid theoretical framework and learning procedure. As a do-it-yourself guide, it is useful for students who are left to their own resources in executing…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Models, Qualitative Research, Research Design
Lodico, Marguerite G.; Spaulding Dean T.; Voegtle, Katherine H. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2006
Written for students, educators, and researchers, "Methods in Educational Research" offers a refreshing introduction to the principles of educational research. Designed for the real world of educational research, the book's approach focuses on the types of problems likely to be encountered in professional experiences. Reflecting the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Program Evaluation, Action Research
Lichtman, Marilyn – SAGE Publications (CA), 2006
This book provides those new to the field with a blend of practical and theoretical information. The author addresses a spectrum of recent information about the process of qualitative educational research and brings together in one volume the essential elements of all aspects of the field. The text: (1) Introduces traditions and influences in the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Focus Groups
Feldman, Martha S.; Bell, Jeannine; Berger, Michele Tracy – 2003
This book offers useful, prescriptive advice on how to enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. The chapters of part 1, "Stages of Access," are: (1) "Finding Informants"; (2) "Human Subjects and Permission To Contact Informants"; (3) "Making Initial Contact"; (4) "Developing a Rapport"; and (5) "Exiting: Ending the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Data Collection, Educational Research, Qualitative Research
Hatch, J. Amos – 2002
This book, designed for novice researchers, provides a step-by-step guide to the development of a research project. It emphasizes learning how to do qualitative work and provides specific examples from real studies. The chapters are: (1) "Deciding To Do a Qualitative Study"; (2) "Designing Qualitative Studies"; (3) "Collecting Qualitative Data";…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Qualitative Research
Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle, Ed.; Hunter, Cheryl A., Ed.; Ortloff, Debora Hinderliter, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
This book provides new ways of thinking about educational processes, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Concrete examples of research techniques are provided for those conducting research with marginalized populations or about marginalized ideas. This volume asserts theoretical models related to research methods and the study of…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Educational Research, Models, Research Methodology
Thomas, R. Murray – 2003
This guide discusses combining qualitative and quantitative research methods in theses and dissertations. It covers a wide array of methods, the strengths and limitations of each, and how they can be effectively interwoven into various research designs. The first chapter is "The Qualitative and the Quantitative." Part 1, "A…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Doctoral Dissertations
Chall, Jeanne S.; Bissex, Glenda L.; Conard, Sue S.; Harris-Sharples, Susan – 1996
This book presents a method for the qualitative assessment of text difficulty, a method that relies on a total impression rather than on an analysis of text features. The method is based on matching samples of text to exemplars that have been scaled for comprehension difficulty. These exemplars range in difficulty from those suitable for the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research
Ballantine, Jeanne H., Ed.; Spade, Joan Z., Ed. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
This third edition, now published by Pine Forge Press, features original readings and article excerpts by leaders in the area of Sociology of Education. With a wide array of theoretical perspectives, a broad range of respected sources, and inclusion of both classic and contemporary studies, this comprehensive, integrated text addresses key issues…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Class Size
Meloy, Judith M. – 1994
This book for doctoral students is designed to provide direct, in-depth support for learning about qualitative research. The data sources for the book are reflections of research correspondents who describe their experiences with choosing qualitative research methodologies for their thesis research. The book begins with a chapter about "the end,"…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Qualitative Research
Drever, Eric – 1995
Interviewing is one of the most common methods used in small-scale educational research. This book is about semi-structured interviews, in which the interviewer sets up a general structure by deciding in advance the ground to be covered and the main questions to be asked. The detailed structure is left to be worked out during the interview, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Jipson, Janice; And Others – 1995
This book describes several projects addressing experiences as women educators in defining the positional perspectives related to the understanding and reconceptualization of teaching and curriculum. Each project faces the dilemma of imposition in the authors' work with student teachers, teenage mothers, children of color, community members, and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Females, Feminism, Interaction
Pawluch, Dorothy, Ed.; Shaffir, William, Ed.; Miall, Charlene E., Ed. – Canadian Scholars' Press Inc, 2005
This original contributed book will become an essential text for those teaching Ethnography, Research Methods (qualitative emphasis), applied sociology, and related subjects across Canada. Chapters in the first section of this volume consider the merits of qualitative research, profile interviewing strategies, and discuss the relationship to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Life, Research Methodology, Ethnography
Saldana, Johnny – 2003
This book outlines the basic elements of longitudinal qualitative data, focusing on micro-levels of change observed within individual cases and groups of participants, and presents 16 questions through which researchers can approach the analysis of longitudinal qualitative data. The chapters are: (1) "Longitudinal Qualitative Studies, Time, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Research