books about: qualitative     books:       Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 (4th Edition)12 reviews Lauren Leslie, JoAnne Schudt Caldwell Allyn & Bacon, 2005 Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 Great informal reading inventory. It is a little tricky to administer but gets easier with repeated usage. Comes with CD that has sample videos of administering and the necessary recording forms.             Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (3rd Edition)1 review John W. Creswell Prentice Hall, 2007 Educational Research Textbook Received in a timely manner. There was a scratch on the cover, but otherwise it was in great condition.             Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)6 reviews Joseph A. Maxwell Sage Publications, Inc, 2004 Maxwell provides roadmap 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 ...             Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook(2nd Edition)8 reviews Matthew B. Miles, Michael Huberman Sage Publications, Inc, 1994 the nuts and bolts to put the thing together I am working on my dissertation. This book got me out of my thinking chair and to my writing desk. The philosophical approach to qualitative research is very contemporary and will take us into whole new areas of research to improve and 'polish' humanity. My only objection is the cost. Does a book like this really have to cost over $60? Too much.             Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory5 reviews Juliet Corbin, Anselm C. Strauss Sage Publications, Inc, 2007 Qualitative Research: A step-by-step approach Fourth in a series of books about grounded theory, this book describes in detail the procedures and techniques used in the grounded theory method of qualitative research. The first-time qualitative researcher will now be able to go through the process with a competent guide, while the experienced researcher will be able to find answers to unanswered questions. The book starts with an ...             Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods12 reviews Michael Quinn Patton Sage Publications, Inc, 2001 In-depth details of qualitative research explained with ease Patton describes qualitative research design and data collection methods in a way that even the novice researcher can easily understand and utilize.             The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research6 reviews Sage Publications, Inc, 2005 It never leaves my desk While it seems like a large chunk of change, this book is worth every penny. Ever since I've purchased it, many of my colleagues (I'm a social scientist at KU) ask to borrow it, but I never let it go. Just about any question I have about qualitative research can be answered, to some degree, with this book. What's more, even in some of the more controversial areas of qualitative research the ...             Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Traditions12 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 1997 Look for the new edition We need this book for our masters in educational psych. I understand there is now a 2nd edition, 2007 we should be asking for. I'll order this one I guess directly from school. Hope this helps. Ann             Writing Up Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods)2 reviews Harry F. Wolcott Sage Publications, Inc, 2001 Got me through my dissertation... I found this book more helpful than any dissertation-writing manual, and will rely on it for future projects beyond the PhD. Wolcott's honest and funny writing style makes you feel like a friend, and his advice is truly useful. The book is a great motivator as well, particularly during those frustrating stages of writing/revising. I highly recommend this book to anyone sitting on a mound of ...             Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches24 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 2008 Delivers as promised Book is an excellent introduction to research design for qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods designs. It explains all the components of a research design and walks you through each one, inclding the literature review, research question and hypotheses. Also, the first chapter goes through the different theoretical perspectives from which reseach proceeds, so you can understand the ...             Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (6th Edition)7 reviews Bruce L. Berg Allyn & Bacon, 2006 For undergraduate class This book is a textbook on qualitative research methods at undergraduate level. To be a good and useful enough textbook on research methods, it must have two features: 1. the extensive coverage of existing methods to be used in the field. 2. elucidating those methods not only in abstract and theoretical words but also with live examples from real field works to grasp real sense of each method. ...             Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End2 reviews Linda Dale Bloomberg, Marie F. Volpe Sage Publications, Inc, 2008 Superb and straightforward textbook! Bloomberg and Volpe have written a refreshingly pragmatic, must-read text that is geared toward getting doctoral students back on the fast track to completing their qualitative dissertations. They expertly unveil the shroud of mysticism that surrounds the process of writing a qualitative dissertation by writing in a succinct, straightforward manner, providing concrete examples, and offering ample ...             Designing Qualitative Research5 reviews Catherine Marshall, Gretchen B. Rossman Sage Publications, Inc, 2006 Great Overview on Qualitative Research If you are in graduate school and decide to do your thesis as a qualitative research project, I would highly recommend this book. Even though the authors describe what qualitative research is, I would recommend that you read one of the texts they mention for the individual techniques. For example, even though it has a nice overview of case study, one should read Yin's book on case study research.             Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education: Revised and Expanded from I Case Study ...5 reviews Sharan B. Merriam Jossey-Bass, 1997 Into case study research I'm a nursing research teacher and this book really helps me and my students to understand what is a case study in research. This book has been very helpful in our college of nursing and it can helps all research in humanities field             Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Evidence Left Coast Press, 2008 What is evidence in qualitative inquiry and how is it evaluated? What is true or false in research is strongly influenced by socially defined criteria and by the politics of academia. In providing an alternative to conservative science, qualitative researchers are often victimized by these politics. The use of qualitative evidence within the policy arena is also subject to social and political factors. Within qualitative inquiry itself, ...             Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theories and Methods, Fifth Edition1 review Robert Bogdan, Sari Knopp Biklen Allyn & Bacon, 2006 Research book review I think this book is great for the qualitative researcher. Very basic and easy to follow.             Interviewing As Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education And the Social Sciences7 reviews Irving Seidman Teachers College Press, 2006 Concise, Informative, Organized Qualititative research is far more than asking a prescribed list of questions. However, the interview is key and core to learning what the researcher wants to know. "Interviewing as Qualitative Research" by Irving Seidman is a concise but informative book explaining the whole process clearly. In fact, the strength of the book is not so much the content -- other books say the same things -- but ...             Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data2 reviews Herbert J. Rubin, Irene S. Rubin Sage Publications, Inc, 2004 Masterpiece of Qualitative Interviewing This book covers not only the foundations of Interviewing, but also the methodology in detail. l enjoyed this book very much because the author suggests the way how the interviewers excercize interviewing. Very well organized.             Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction (3rd Edition)3 reviews Corrine Glesne Allyn & Bacon, 2005 Becoming Qualitative Researchers As a teacher of qualitative research methods to doctoral students, I highly recommend this book. It is easy to read and gives students a broader understanding of qualitative approaches to research than books that focus specifically on one or more methods. I also appreciate the attention given to the impact of postmodernism in the field. I am an instructor who typically favors articles and ...             Focus Groups as Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods)6 reviews David L. Morgan Sage Publications, Inc, 1996 Great This is in reference to the Second Edition because I had read some bad reviews about the Third Edition. It's clear and to the point. Information in other Focus Group books are covered, but without all the fluff.              search for books analysis, applications, approaches, beginning, choosing, completing, conducting, designing, developing, dissertation, education, educational, evaluating, evaluation, handbook, interactive, interviewing, introduction, inventory, inventory-4, procedures, qualitative, quantitative, research, researchers, sciences, sourcebook, techniques, theories, traditions books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The ABCs of CBM: A Practical Guide to Curriculum-Based Measurement ... Impressum - about us get your own free shout box