Cases in Qualitative Research

Research Reports for Discussion and Evaluation

Ø This reader collects articles using qualitative research methods for students in the social and behavioral sciences.
Ø Your students will learn more about qualitative research if they all read and critique the same research reports. Ideal for homework assignments followed by classroom discussions.
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Part I contains in-depth reports of qualitative research reprinted from leading journals. Examples:

  • Psychotherapy Process Variables Associated with the Retrieval of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Study
  • A Really Good Art Teacher Would Be Like You, Mrs. C.: A Qualitative Study of a Teacher and Her Artistically Gifted Middle School Students
  • Turning Points in the Lives of Young Inner-City Men Forgoing Destructive Criminal Behaviors: A Qualitative Study
  • Student Perceptions of the Influence of Race on Professor Credibility
  • The Impact of Homelessness and Shelter Life on Family Relationships
  • Collaborative Teaching of a Social Studies Methods Course: Intimidation and Change

Ø Part II presents reports in which the researchers employ both qualitative and quantitative methods, using different methods for different aspects of their research.
Ø Part III presents two qualitative reports with corresponding quantitative reports on the same topics. This allows students to contrast the two types of research when they are used to investigate the same problems.
Ø The research reports illustrate the use of a wide variety of qualitative methods for gathering data.
Ø Each line in each report is sequentially numbered, facilitating classroom discussions.
Ø Three appendices illustrate divergent criteria for the evaluation of qualitative research.
 

A sample of professors' reactions:

"This book is quite good. I use it as one of five texts in a course in qualitative research. Students appreciate the examples provided. Their other texts are mostly theoretical, philosophical, or primarily about method. The three appendices are quite useful as well."
    —Nancy L. Maldonado, Barry University

 

Your students will become critical consumers of qualitative research with this new book.

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