TY - BOOK AU - Merriam, Sharan B. AU - Merriam, Sharan B. TI - Qualitative research : : a guide to design and implementation / T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 9780470283547 U1 - 370.72 MER 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - San Francisco: PB - Joses-Bass KW - Education -- KW - Research -- KW - Methodology KW - Research KW - Case method KW - Qualitative research N1 - 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 ER -