Merriam, Sharan B.

Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation / Sharan B. Merriam. - San Francisco: Joses-Bass, 2009 - xvi, 304 pages: illustrations; 23 cm - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .

What is qualitative research? -- Types of qualitative research -- Qualitative case study research -- Designing your study and selecting a sample -- Conducting effective interviews -- Being a careful observer -- Mining data from documents -- Qualitative data analysis -- Dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics -- Writing qualitative research reports -- Appendix: the methodology section of a qualitative research study

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Education -- --Research
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Qualitative research

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