Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry
- Norman K. Denzin - University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, USA
- Yvonna S. Lincoln - Texas A&M University, USA
Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry, Fourth Edition isolates the major strategies- historically, the research methods- that researchers can use in conducting concrete qualitative studies. The question of methods begins with questions of design and the matters of money and funding. These questions always begin with the researcher who moves from a research question to a paradigm or perspective, and then to the empirical world. The history and uses of these strategies are explored extensively in this volume. The chapters move from forms (and problems with) mixed methods inquiry to case study, performance and narrative ethnography, to constructionist analytics to grounded theory strategies, testimonies, participatory action research, and clinical research.
I will be recommending this book to my social science postgraduate students who are keen to study the history and development of different methods of qualitative enquiry so they can gain deeper understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of their proposed methodology. The content is readily accessible to a wide range of students of qualitative research.
Accessible, informative and most usefully lively. Students will love it.
An excellent book for those choosing qualitative research! Essential reading for qualitative PhD students