Doing Qualitative Research in Education Settings, Second Edition

By J. Amos Hatch

Subjects: Educational Research, Education - Textbook, Education, Early Childhood Studies
Hardcover : 9781438494616, 372 pages, September 2023
Paperback : 9781438494609, 372 pages, September 2023

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Table of contents

Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition

1. DECIDING TO DO A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Foundations
Characteristics
Research Paradigms
Kinds of Qualitative Research
Criteria for Deciding to Do a Qualitative Study

2. DESIGNING QUALITATIVE STUDIES
Design Elements
Institutional Review
Ethics
Criteria for Assessing Design Adequacy

3. COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA
Observing
Interviewing
Collecting Unobtrusive Data
Collecting Other Types of Data
Criteria for Assessing Data Collection Adequacy

4. ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA
Doing Qualitative Data Analysis
Typological Analysis
Inductive Analysis
Interpretive Analysis
Political Analysis
Polyvocal Analysis
Computer-Assisted Analysis
Criteria for Assessing Data Analysis Adequacy

5. REPORTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Writing Processes
Dissertation Issues
Writing Up Findings from Data Analysis
Tips for Publishing Qualitative Research
Criteria for Assessing the Adequacy of Qualitative Reports

Appendixes
References
Name Index
Subject Index

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An up-to-date, clearly written, user-friendly guide that students and experienced scholars alike will find invaluable as they plan, implement, and write up qualitative research projects.

Description

Doing Qualitative Research in Education Settings, Second Edition is a methods book that speaks directly to qualitative researchers in the field of education, providing a step-by-step guide to the development of a research project. Written in accessible language, the book emphasizes learning how to do qualitative work. Specific examples from real studies, using real data and demonstrating real analyses, are provided throughout. The book is designed to guide doctoral candidates through the dissertation process, from unpacking assumptions and identifying research questions, through project design, data collection and analysis, to writing the final draft. Recommendations for publishing qualitative work are included.

New to the second edition are a comprehensive updating of citations and references, new sections addressing the impact of computer-mediated communication (especially as related to data collection and analysis), an overview of the recent history of qualitative research, and an overall refresh that acknowledges the many changes that have occurred in society and academe since the original publication.

J. Amos Hatch is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of Teaching as a Human Activity: Ways to Make Classrooms More Joyful and Effective and Reclaiming the Teaching Profession: Transforming the Dialogue on Public Education, among other books.

Reviews

Reviews of the First Edition

"Even though some of the material is extremely sophisticated, the text is accessible. The guidance for navigating the difficulties of writing and publishing qualitative research is particularly helpful and unique for a methods book." — Childhood Education

"Timely and up-to-date, this is a major new work in this area. Wonderfully written, solid scholarship." — Norman K. Denzin, coeditor of Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition and The Qualitative Inquiry Reader

"An excellent book. It is highly accessible, even though some of the material is extremely sophisticated; it is comprehensive, and its use of examples gives a very real, practical sense of the issues. … I predict that this book will become the standard in the field of education." — Yvonna S. Lincoln, coeditor of Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition and The Qualitative Inquiry Reader