Qualitative Research Books

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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,310 ratings — published 1997
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Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 312 ratings — published 1990
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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 358 ratings — published 1980
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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd Edition Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 349 ratings — published 1984
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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,786 ratings — published 1994
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Writing Up Qualitative Research Writing Up Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 135 ratings — published 1990
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Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods series) Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods series)
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avg rating 4.10 — 499 ratings — published 2006
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Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods) Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
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avg rating 3.96 — 745 ratings — published 1984
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The Art of Case Study Research The Art of Case Study Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 155 ratings — published 1995
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Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods) Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)
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avg rating 3.82 — 314 ratings — published 1996
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The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 175 ratings — published 2005
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Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 125 ratings — published 2008
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InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 224 ratings — published 1996
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Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 144 ratings — published 1998
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The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 747 ratings — published 2009
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Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 103 ratings — published
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Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 180 ratings — published 1990
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Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 534 ratings — published 2009
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Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 1986
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Handbook of Qualitative Research Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 49 ratings — published 1993
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Foundations for Research (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series) Foundations for Research (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series)
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avg rating 3.62 — 8 ratings — published 2003
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Educational Research: An Introduction Educational Research: An Introduction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 200 ratings — published 1977
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The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 259 ratings — published 1998
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Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 63 ratings — published
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Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.50 — 414 ratings — published 1994
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30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 63 ratings — published 2015
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Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.06 — 47 ratings — published 2010
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Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.60 — 106 ratings — published 1999
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Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 304 ratings — published 1995
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Ethnography: A Way of Seeing Ethnography: A Way of Seeing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 29 ratings — published 1999
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Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.08 — 59 ratings — published 2011
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Phenomenological Research Methods Phenomenological Research Methods (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 188 ratings — published 1994
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.25 — 217,594 ratings — published 2010
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The Landscape of Qualitative Research The Landscape of Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.00 — 46 ratings — published 1998
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Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing (Volume 13) Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing (Volume 13)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.35 — 72 ratings — published 2014
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Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 94 ratings — published 2007
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Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 145 ratings — published 1999
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Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 337 ratings — published 1991
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The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 29 ratings — published 2007
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The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 1991
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The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.90 — 235 ratings — published 1967
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Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies (And Social Thought) Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies (And Social Thought)
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avg rating 3.66 — 32 ratings — published 1996
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Invitation to Research in Practical Theology Invitation to Research in Practical Theology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 2018
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Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 4,486 ratings — published 2021
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The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.37 — 13,137 ratings — published 2013
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Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.83 — 12 ratings — published 2006
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Qualitative Research in Theological Education: Pedagogy in Practice Qualitative Research in Theological Education: Pedagogy in Practice (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Qualitative Research, Second Edition: A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Dissertations Qualitative Research, Second Edition: A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Dissertations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published
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“Fragmenting and colliding both hegemonic and oppositional codes, my goal is to reinscribe validity as a way that uses the antifoundational problematic to loosen the master code of positivism that continues to shape even postpositivism”
Patti Lather

“[…] a student in our class asked disdainfully why quantitative methodologists do not openly criticize qualitative methods. He scoffed, 'They don't even mention it. But in courses in qualitative methods, quantitative methods always come up.'
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I pointed out that the lack of critical remarks and the absence of any mention of qualitative research in 'methods' courses indicate the hegemony of the quantitative approach. Were not his statistics professors making a strong statement about the place of qualitative methods by omitting them entirely? Qualitative researchers, then, have to legitimate their perspective to students in order to break the methodological silence coming from the other side.”
Sherryl Kleinman, Emotions and Fieldwork

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