Conceptualizing and Proposing Qualitative Research (2nd Edition)

Unique, supplemental text for all courses in qualitative research, across all disciplines.  This wonderfully thought-out and written book guides students and researchers through the process of conceptualizing and beginning their qualitative research projects.  Based on years of experience helping novice researchers, the author has built the text to address the common questions, frustrations, and anxieties of novice qualitative researchers.  The result is a book that is exceptionally practical and immediately useful.

Using friendly, practical tips and an informal, jargon-free writing style, this text is designed to walk you through the process of conceptualizing and proposing a field-based qualitative study.  It provides concrete and straightforward guidance to help you transform your hunches and interests into something that can drive purposeful research.  Throughout the text you will find a wealth of:

 

• Practical guidelines and conceptual guidance about how to proceed as a qualitative researcher
• Exercises and applications that focus on aspects of your own developing research and how to put your ideas into practice
• Real-life examples that highlight the questions, frustrations, insights, and achievements of students who are trying their hand at qualitative research for the first time

 

The second edition of Conceptualizing and Proposing Qualitative Research will scaffold and guide you as you find a direction for your research, move through the critical process of defining and understanding what your research will be, and write your p