Designing Qualitative Research

• Offers a contemporary perspective: This new edition takes the current political climate into consideration and introduces readers to today’s research environment. This edition also includes discussions about distance-based research (such as email interviews and online discussion groups), the implications of postmodern turns, integrating archival material in qualitative research, and creative ways of presenting the research.
• Provides updated references: Updated material enables researchers to find resources that reflect emerging genres and choices guided by the most recent insights, controversies, examples, and research tools. This version of the book addresses recent thinking on "the researcher in the research setting." In addition, the end of each chapter features a post script that consists of a dialogue between a student and an advisor which illustrates design dilemmas in real time.
• Emphasizes a step-by-step approach: The text walks readers through the crafting of a research project from start to finish in a step-by-step fashion. Concrete models for the various parts of a proposal are provided to help readers create outlines, entry letters, consent letters, budgets, and timelines.