Qualitative Research and Case Study Applicationsin Education: Revised and Expanded from Case Study Research in Education
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SHARAN B. MERRIAM is professor of adult and continuing education at the University of Georgia. She is the author or coauthor of several award winning books on research and education, including A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of Adutls, Second Edition (with E. L. Simpson) and Learning in Adulthood (with R. Caffarella).
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THE DESIGN OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH.
1. What is Qualitative Research?
2. Case Studies as Qualtitative Research.
3. Designing the Study and Selecting a Sample.
COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA.
4. Conducting Effective Interviews.
5. Being a Careful Observer.
6. Mining Data from Documents.
7. Collecting Data in Case Studies.
ANALYZING AND REPORTING QUALITATIVE DATA.
8. Analytic Techniques and Data Management.
9. Levels of Analysis.
10. Dealing with Validity, Reliability and Ethics.
11. Writing Reports and Case Studies.
1. What is Qualitative Research?
2. Case Studies as Qualtitative Research.
3. Designing the Study and Selecting a Sample.
COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA.
4. Conducting Effective Interviews.
5. Being a Careful Observer.
6. Mining Data from Documents.
7. Collecting Data in Case Studies.
ANALYZING AND REPORTING QUALITATIVE DATA.
8. Analytic Techniques and Data Management.
9. Levels of Analysis.
10. Dealing with Validity, Reliability and Ethics.
11. Writing Reports and Case Studies.
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"Those new to qualitative research will find this book an invaluable resource--one that will open up the conceptual world of qualitative research and provide the step-by-step direction needed to translate those concepts into practice." (M. Carolyn Clark, Department of Educational Human Resource Development, College of Education, Texas A&M University)
"Sharan Merriam has added ten years of experience and scholarship to the new edition and it shows throughout. . . . a comprehensive and useful treatment of educational case study research." (Michael Quinn Patton, author of Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods and Utilization-Focused Evaluation)
"Whether novice or experienced in qualitative research in education, readers will benefit from the systematic treatment of this arena through grounded practice and superb scholarship." (Brian Findsen, senior lecturer in adult education, The University of Auckland)
"Sharan Merriam has added ten years of experience and scholarship to the new edition and it shows throughout. . . . a comprehensive and useful treatment of educational case study research." (Michael Quinn Patton, author of Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods and Utilization-Focused Evaluation)
"Whether novice or experienced in qualitative research in education, readers will benefit from the systematic treatment of this arena through grounded practice and superb scholarship." (Brian Findsen, senior lecturer in adult education, The University of Auckland)
