Qualitative dissertation methodology : a guide for research design and methods / Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Durdella, Nathan (Author)
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2019]
Subjects:
Dissertations, Academic > Methodology.
Qualitative research > Methodology.
Physical Description:xxviii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part 1: Preparing for Methodological Work
  • Working as a Qualitative Methodologist in Dissertation Contexts
  • Understanding a Dissertation as Qualitative Methodology: A Section-by-Section Approach
  • Part 2: Developing a Methodology Chapter
  • Framing a Dissertation Study Through a Research Tradition
  • Identifying a Research Setting and Exploring Research Contexts
  • Working with Data Sources: Selecting Research Participants and Forming
  • Research Samples
  • Developing Data Collection Instruments and Describing Data Collection Procedures
  • Articulating Data Analysis Procedures
  • Adopting a Reflexive Practice with a Discussion of Researcher Roles
  • Part 3: Transitioning to Work after a Methodology Chapter
  • Protecting Human Research Participants in Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
  • Writing Up and Presenting Results of Qualitative Data Analysis.