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Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach

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Author: Joseph A. Maxwell
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4

ISBN: 0761926089
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.42
EAN: 9780761926085
ASIN: 0761926089

Publication Date: October 28, 2004
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Product Description
pstrongQualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, Second Edition/strong provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. A bestseller in its emFirst Edition/em, this invaluable book presents an innovative approach to the components of design and how they interact with each other. The text presents a clear strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components and highlights key design issues. Based on a course the author taught for seven years at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the work is written in an informal, jargon-free style and incorporates many examples and hands-on exercises. This edition includes new or substantially expanded discussions of /pp* Research paradigmsbr /* Defining a research problembr /* Site and participant selectionbr /* Relationships with research participantsbr /* Data analysis br /* Reliability and validity/ppstrongQualitative Research Design/strong presents a flexible, systemic model of design, which is perfect for designing studies and research proposals. Experienced researchers will welcome author Joseph A. Maxwell#x2019;s refreshing approach and clear, direct style, and professors across the social sciences will find this an invaluable text for graduate research courses./pp/p (20060609)

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5 out of 5 stars

Great for your dissertation proposal! October 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This was by far the most useful resource that I found for my dissertation proposal. Maxwell's writing is clear, smart, and informative. The sample proposal in the back of the book was extremely useful as well.br /br /

5 out of 5 stars

has no equal. April 27, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This brief, thorough, and engaging introduction to qualitative research design has no equal. Maxwell avoids the superficial and confused paradigm discussions that so many qualitative authors engage in. He takes a pragmatic and rigorous approach that builds on the potential strengths of qualitative research while promoting well-accepted principles of scientific validity and integrity. br /br /The chapter on validity is especially noteworthy, recognizing that "Validity is a goal not a product; it is never something that can be proven or taken for granted" and that "Validity is also relative: It has to be assessed in relationship to the purposes and circumstances of the research, rather than being a context-independent property of methods or conclusions. Finally validity threats are made implausible by evidence not methods; methods are only a way of getting evidence that can help you rule out these threats." Amen.br /

5 out of 5 stars

Easy to Read March 17, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is the best book I have found that describes, in simple easy to read language, how to design qualitative research. I enjoyed reading it. The exercises included throughout the book facilitated my learning. I highly recommend it!

5 out of 5 stars

Qualitative Research Design : An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods) February 18, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

The book was delivered on time and the quality of the book is great.

5 out of 5 stars

Maxwell provides roadmap January 28, 2001
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

Having acquired a veritable library of qualitative methods books and journal articles, I still felt like I was floundering. This book gave me not only a new and more valuable way of thinking about what I was doing, but a step-by-step action guide, practical, practicable, and with a depth (both explicated and in specific references) that makes me much more confident about eventual orals. Short and extremely sweet!

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