CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Foundations
Brief Beginnings of Qualitative Research
How is Qualitative Research Different?
The Four Elements of Qualitative Research
The Continuum
Qualitative Pathway
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 2: A Study of the Qualitative Lexicon
Perspective: Methodological Coherence
A Study of Qualitative Terms
Study Exemplars
Thoughts About Getting Published
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 3: Epistemology (The Big Three . . . or Four)
Who, Who Are You?
Research Paradigms
Objectivism
Pragmatism
Constructionism (and Its Variants)
Social Constructionism
Constructivism
Subjectivism
Final Thoughts About Epistemology
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 4: Theoretical Frameworks
Theoretical Frameworks
Interpretivism
Hermeneutics
Symbolic Interactionism
Phenomenology
Marxism and …
A Historical Perspective
“All Things Critical”
Critical Race Theory
Feminism
Poststructuralism
Thoughts About Theoretical Perspectives
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 5: Methodologies
Part 1: Coding Nuts and Bolts, Thematic, and Content Analysis
Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)
Coding Strategies
Thematic Analysis
Content Analysis
Part 2: Other Analytic Possibilities
Grounded Theory
Case Study
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Moustakas
van Manen
IPA
Narrative Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Comparing Three Methodologies
Mixed Methods
Summary
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 6: Methods and Data Collection
Interviews
Internet Interviews
Writing Interview Questions
Focus Groups
Zoom Anyone?
Participant Observation
Documents and Archival Evidence
Social Media and Digital Research
Visual Methods
Ethical Considerations
Data Collection Sampling Strategies
Saturation: How Many Interviews?
Summary
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 7: Verification Techniques and Ethical Concerns
More on Trustworthiness
Artificial Intelligence and Trustworthiness
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 8: Nuts & Bolts: Putting it Together
Writing It Up
Summary
Pathway for Publication for Publication: Make a Decision
Chapter 9: Coda on Quality
Publishing Need to Know
Prescriptive Standards versus Checklists
Summary
Pathway for Publication: Make a Decision
Glossary
References