Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches [Paperback]

John W. Creswell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1412916070 | ISBN-13: 978-1412916073 | Publication Date: December 20, 2006 | Edition: 2nd

"Creswell does an excellent job categorizing the various qualitative methods into five approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study...The author has expanded on and updated the information he presented in the first edition of the book (Creswell, 1998), including discussion of the various schools of thought that have developed among qualitative researchers since the mid 1990's...Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing among five approaches is a highly informative book; researchers will likely return again and against to the book as they expand their comfort zone within qualitative research." 

                                                                    -Peggy M. Delmas, University of Alabama

“Creswell has produced an even more outstanding and valuable text for qualitative research than the First Edition.” 
                                                                    -Edith King, University of Denver

Like the bestselling First Edition, this new version explores the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. Using an accessible and engaging writing style, author John W. Creswell compares theoretical frameworks, ways to employ standards of quality, and strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analyzing data, writing a narrative, and verifying results.

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"Creswell does an excellent job categorizing the various qualitative methods into five approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study...The author has expanded on and updated the information he presented in the first edition of the book (Creswell, 1998), including discussion of the various schools of thought that have developed among qualitative researchers since the mid 1990's...Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing among five approaches is a highly informative book; researchers will likely return again and against to the book as they expand their comfort zone within qualitative research." 

                                                                                -Peggy M. Delmas, University of Alabama (Peggy M. Delmas National ACademic ADvising Association )

"This introductory research text [...] covers five approaches to qualitative research and compares them side-by-side. [This book] covers the basics in qualitative research; content which can easily be adapted to suit the needs of budding applied linguistics researchers [as well]." (Gary Barkhuizen New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics )

About the Author

John Creswell is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he teaches courses and writes about research design, qualitative methodology, and mixed methods research. He has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 30 years and has authored or co-authored 19 books adressing research methods and methodologies, including the bestselling text Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Third Edition (SAGE, 2009). He founded the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus that provides campus support for scholars incorporating qualitative and mixed methods research into projects for extramural funding. He has also held the Clifton Research Endowed Chair at Nebraska. He served as the founding and Co-Editor for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a consultant to the Veterans Affairs Health Science Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was selected to be a Senior Fulbright Scholar and visited South Africa in October, 2008, bringing mixed methods concepts to universities and studying documentaries about AIDS victims and families. In February 2012 he will visit Thailand as a Senior Fulbright Scholar on mixed methods. John Creswell play the piano, writes short stories, and actively engages in sports.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 2nd edition (December 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412916070
• ISBN-13: 978-1412916073
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is affiliated with a graduate program in educational psychology that specializes in quantitative and qualitative methods in education. In this program, he specializes in qualitative and quantitative research designs and methods, multimethod research, and faculty and academic leadership issues in colleges and universities.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "how to" book for qualitative research, November 4, 2007

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Creswell is truly an expert on qualitative inquiry, evidenced by his ability to break down the information into concepts that are easy to digest. I am beginning to draft the research proposal for my dissertation (PhD in Psychology), and this book has been a tremendous help in selecting the methodology that best fits my research problem. If you are just beginning your dissertation or if you need scientific guidelines to stay on track, this book is well worth the reasonable price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in methdology, February 18, 2009

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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches
I was looking for a book that can teach me to develop a qualitative study completely. This book presents five qualitative approaches available, how to use it, when to use it and how to combine each method or approach. In my view this is the most comprehensive and practical book in qualitative research in the last ten years.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential textbook for qualitative researchers, February 9, 2009

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This review is from: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (Hardcover)

Plainly written and up to date textbook! I am a doctoral student who is also teaching at the master's level. This book not only helps me understand my options for research but has helped me clarify the subtle distinctions between approaches to qualitative research.

With examples and ample references, this book should be on every qualitative social sciences researcher's shelf!