Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods Book 41)

Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods Book 41)

<strong>Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, Third Edition </strong>provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. Joseph A. Maxwell shows how the components of design interact with each other, and provides a strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components, highlighting key design issues. Written in an informal, jargon-free style, the book incorporates examples and hands-on exercises.<br /><br /><p>"This book uses everyday language that will captivate students' attention and embed practical knowledge to supplement the technical."<br />                                       —Gaetane Jean-Marie, <i>University of Oklahoma</i></p><p></p><p>"The key strengths of the text are the passion and the enthusiasm that Dr. Maxwell has for qualitative research after all these years. I feel I can also utilize these concepts on my own research team and take them out of the classroom and into research team meetings with colleagues."<br />                                       —Deborah Gioia, <i>University of Maryland, Baltimore<br /><br /></i></p><p>"I really liked this book. I found myself taking notes and saying "yes" so many times because Maxwell captures the research process so well and provides many points worth quoting. As a faculty mentor, I particularly see the value of this book for my students who are conducting qualitative dissertations."<br />                                       —Mary S. Enright, <i>Capella University</i></p>"The text is incredibly engaging and practical...So many of the issues raised in the book are central to qualitative research, yet often not explicitly discussed in 'public' venues."<br />                                       - David Carlone, <em>The University of North Carolina at Greensboro<br /></em><br />"I particularly like the interactive focus and believe that helps students to more realistically engage qualitative research design.  It certainly lives up to its billing as a good guidebook, and I appreciate the fact that the author really concentrates on useful content, exercises, insights, and examples, and leaves extensive theory discussions to others."<br />                                        - Sharon L. Caudle, <em>Texas A & M University<br /><br /></em><p><br /></p>