Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)

Maxwell, Joseph A.

ISBN 10: 0761926070 ISBN 13: 9780761926078

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, Second Edition provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. A bestseller in its First Edition, 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.

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About the Author

Joseph A. Maxwell is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, where he teaches courses on research design and methods and on writing a dissertation proposal. He has published work on qualitative research and evaluation, mixed method research, sociocultural theory, Native American social organization, and medical education. He has also worked extensively in applied settings. He has presented seminars and workshops on teaching qualitative research methods and on using qualitative methods in various applied fields, and has been an invited speaker at conferences and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Europe, and China. He has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761926070
• ISBN 13: 9780761926078
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192