Qualitative Inquiry in Clinical and Educational Settings

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"This book is a tremendous resource--well written, comprehensive, accurate, insightful, and accessible. I find especially refreshing the way the authors 'cluster' the research traditions, which provides a sound, logical, and fluid way of understanding and applying them. The chapters offer reader-friendly, practical tips in a largely jargon-free writing style that helps to guide the reader through the decisions and dilemmas inherent in a qualitative approach."--Thomas Schram, PhD, Department of Education, University of New Hampshire

"This text offers a solid overview of qualitative methods and recognizes the work of major authors in this area. The attention to diverse research traditions will be very helpful to novice researchers, as will the emphasis on helping students develop their own projects, which fits how the research courses in our program are taught. The perspectives, activities, and Wild Cards throughout the chapters reinforce this purpose. Chapters on data collection, analysis, and writing present an array of techniques, strategies, and firsthand accounts to help students work through this process and think critically about their own work. I would use this text and will recommend it to others."--Cray Mulder, PhD, LMSW, School of Social Work, Grand Valley State University, Michigan

"Written in an accessible and manageable style for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, or professionals, this book makes excellent use of examples throughout. Readers will be especially interested in the examples the authors bring from their personal research agendas. I really like the discussion of the different purposes of research (basic, applied, action, evaluation), since qualitative research methods texts often neglect to discuss the usefulness of qualitative methods to basic research. The book does a good job of educating readers about why qualitative research is just as rigorous and as valuable as quantitative research. Although primarily targeted toward clinical and educational researchers, this book will be useful for any social scientist who wants to acquire a rich understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research."--Lisa Harrison, PhD, Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento

"This book provides the groundwork for understanding the paradigms and tensions of qualitative inquiry and for building skills in research design, methods, and analysis. Integrated throughout are real-world examples and activities that clearly inform and demystify the process of qualitative research. The graphs, concept maps, quotes from qualitative researchers, and examples are very congruent to what one would find in a qualitative research study. I especially liked the examples of coding, developing themes, and handling data; the authors have done an amazing job."--Kathleen Burns-Jager, PhD, LMFT, former director, Michigan State University Family and Child Clinic

"This book is interesting, informative, and worthy of class adoption. The chapters are user friendly and easy to read, including clear definitions and explanations. The hands-on activities and exercises, case examples, and helpful hints will be helpful to students' comprehension."--Ruth Chao, PhD, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver

"This is one of the more readable qualitative texts I've seen. I very much like the multi-method approach to definitions and explanations--the tables, charts, and models allow for thorough yet clear definitions of terms, enabling researchers to situate their studies within accepted designs and terminology."--Wendy Troxel, EdD, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University

"I will definitely recommend this text to colleagues and will consider using it in my own teaching. The chapters are well presented, with plenty of examples and activities for in-class use, group discussions, and reflexive journaling. The use of the scientist-practitioner model is a particularly good way of framing the research endeavor for clinicians."--Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University "This book is interesting, informative, and worthy of class adoption. The chapters are user friendly and easy to read, including clear definitions and explanations. The hands-on activities and exercises, case examples, and helpful hints will be helpful to students' comprehension." - Ruth Chao, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver, USA

"Written in an accessible and manageable style for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, or professionals, this book makes excellent use of examples throughout. Readers will be especially interested in the examples the authors bring from their personal research agendas. I really like the discussion of the different purposes of research (basic, applied, action, evaluation), since qualitative research methods texts often neglect to discuss the usefulness of qualitative methods to basic research. The book does a good job of educating readers about why qualitative research is just as rigorous and as valuable as quantitative research. Although primarily targeted toward clinical and educational researchers, this book will be useful for any social scientist who wants to acquire a rich understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research." - Lisa Harrison, Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento, USA

"This book is a tremendous resource - well written, comprehensive, accurate, and insightful. The Perspectives pieces help to put a face on various aspects of the qualitative research experience, and do so in a way that is accessible, relevant, honest, and personal. The Proposal Development sections are a wonderfully practical component that will keep students/readers mindful of the proposal development process throughout the text, not merely at the end. The sample proposal in Appendix B then provides a nice 'whole-picture' perspective. I also appreciate the 'Wild Card' features; for example, the discussions of pitfalls in developing research questions and pitfalls to avoid in the researcher's role." - Thomas Schram, Department of Education, University of New Hampshire, USA

"This is one of the more readable qualitative texts I've seen. I very much like the multi-method approach to definitions and explanations/m-/the tables, charts, and models allow for thorough yet clear definitions of terms, enabling researchers to situate their studies within accepted designs and terminology." - Wendy Troxel, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University, USA

"I will definitely recommend this text to colleagues and will consider using it in my own teaching. The chapters are well presented, with plenty of examples and activities for in-class use, group discussions, and reflexive journaling. The use of the scientist-practitioner model is a particularly good way of framing the research endeavor for clinicians." - Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, USA

"This book provides the groundwork for understanding the paradigms and tensions of qualitative inquiry and for building skills in research design, methods and analysis. Integrated throughout are real-world examples and activities that clearly inform and demystify the process of qualitative research. The graphs, concept maps, quotes from qualitative researchers, and examples are very congruent to what one would find in a qualitative research study. I especially liked the examples of coding, developing themes, and handling data; the authors have done an amazing job." - Kathleen Burns-Jager, former director, Michigan State University Family and Child Clinic, USA

"This text offers a solid overview of qualitative methods and recognizes the work of major authors in this area. The attention to diverse research traditions will be very helpful to novice researchers, as will the emphasis on helping students develop their own projects, which fits how the research courses in our program are taught. The perspectives, activities, and Wild Cards throughout the chapters reinforce this purpose. Chapters on data collection, analysis, and writing present an array of techniques, strategies, and firsthand accounts to help students work through this process and think critically about their own work. I would use this text and will recommend it to others." - Cray Mulder, School of Social Work, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA

"This book is interesting, informative, and worthy of class adoption. The chapters are user friendly and easy to read, including clear definitions and explanations. The hands-on activities and exercises, case examples, and helpful hints will be helpful to students' comprehension." - Ruth Chao, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver, USA