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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods |  | Creator: Michael Quinn Patton
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 688
Number Of Items: 4
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7 x 1.7
ISBN: 0761919716
Dewey Decimal Number: 300.723
EAN: 9780761919711
ASIN: 0761919716
Publication Date: October 2001
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"On dissertation proposals on which I have served, Patton is by far the most cited qualitative research text." Ian Baptiste, Penn State UniversityThe book that has been a resource and training tool for countless applied researchers, evaluators, and graduate students has been completely revised with hundreds of new examples and stories illuminating all aspects of qualitative inquiry. Patton has created the most comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date review of qualitative methods available."I am dazzled by the extent of the material that this book describes and clarifies. Patton has shifted the focus of the text to qualitative inquiry in general, which includes qualitative evaluation. New examples from his own work and that of others serve to clarify and deepen understanding of qualitative research topics and processes. New discussion of many current issues and debates in qualitative scholarship (autoethnography, ethical issues of informed consent and confidentiality, focus group/group interviews, computer-assisted analysis, the complexity of creating criteria for judging the quality of qualitative research, etc.) will bring readers up-to-date with the variety in perspectives about (and the variety within) qualitative inquiry. Most of the chapters in the book have been substantially reorganized in ways that augment the reader's understanding. When anyone asks me about conducting qualitative inquiry, I will say: `Get Patton's book'." Corrine Glesne, author of Becoming Qualitative ResearchersThe Third Edition has retained and expanded upon the exhibits, which highlight and summarize major issues, guidelines, the summative sections, tables, and figures as well as the sage advice of the Sufi-Zen master, Halcolm. This revision will help readers integrate and make sense of the great volume of qualitative works published in the past decade. "Clearly, this is a vastly improved, much more comprehensive, cogently systematic, and timely review-a tour de force, one might say-of the field of qualitative research, in terms of the theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and normative dimensions/foundations of qualitative research. This is one of the strengths of the volume. It seeks to bring together theory and practice/methods without overburdening one or the other--this is as rare as it is commendable, not to mention extremely useful, not only for the professional researcher, but for the "non-professional" as well."Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, New York Theological Seminar New to the Third Edition:- Integrates and makes sense of the great volume of qualitative works published in the past decade
- Offers strategies for enhancing quality and credibility of qualitative findings by presenting a new framework for differentiating five contrasting and competing sets of standards for judging the quality and utility of findings
- Unravels the complexities of mixed methods and triangulation
- Explains the new issues and approaches to fieldwork as well as providing detailed analytical guidelines, including software and computer-assisted options
- Explores, compares and contrasts 16 different theoretical and philosophical approaches to qualitative inquiry
- Examines alternative interviewing strategies and approaches, including focus group interviews, group interviews, and cross-cultural interviews
- Identifies the latest Internet resources
Pedagogical features to enhance the reader's understanding of the material:- Exhibit Boxes: Summarize and illuminate major points within chapters
- Chapter Opening Stories by Halcolm: Use wit and humor to engage the reader in reflecting upon the puzzles and lessons of qualitative research
- Foundational Questions: Orient the reader to the "meat" of the material being presented
- End of Chapter Appendices: Provide excerpts of detailed examples of particular techniques, such as open-ended interviews, case studies, etc.
- Comparison Tables: Organize, compare and contrast different approaches, strategies, and paradigms
- Original Cartoons: Created from the book's material, illuminate and poke fun at chapter concepts
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 From ignorant to informed February 7, 2001
Steven Roe (Winona, MN USA)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
If you've been asked to gather qualitative research but you've never gathered qualitative research before, then this is the book for you. Unlike other qualitative research books that often focus more on a particular phase of research, this book covers all phases in depth, from conceptual issues and qualitative reseach design to analysis, interpretation, and reporting. If you were to read this book from cover to cover you would enjoy it, but you may yawn once or twice. To ease the boredom factor, the author was kind enough to include jokes and cartoons and sage anecdotes from research guru Halcolm. If you just want to use this book to answer particular research questions, then this is also the right book for you. I've looked at several other qualitative research books and this one seems to address all the major questions a researcher could possibly have. I highly recommend this book for any and all qualitative research neophytes.
Superb Text and Reference Book November 8, 2008
P. Risher (Huntsville, AL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In all my years of schooling, this is the first text book that I actually read cover-to-cover and most of it twice. Patton has an accessible, human style of writing. He writes with the voice of a mentor and guide. The content is superb. Particularly useful is Patton's use of summarizing tables. These provide for a quick reference and side-by-side comparisons that help simplify, but not dumb down, complex issues such comparitive theory and sampling approaches. Patton's work is also a great jumping off point for more complex research because the book is well indexed and his references broad and authoritative. If I was only going to buy one qualitative research book, this would be it.
Patton: Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods September 14, 2008
B. Kramer
Nobody writes like Patton. He is very entertaining, and makes his points eloquently. If you have the time, it is a great book which is very informative. If you don't have the time, try Creswell.
In-depth details of qualitative research explained with ease September 23, 2005
C. Scheller (Coventry, RI USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
Patton describes qualitative research design and data collection methods in a way that even the novice researcher can easily understand and utilize.
great book for qualitative research March 22, 2009
Kirti K. Shenoi (Boston, MA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the few books focussing on qualitative research alone. Great book for those new entrants in the big world of research!
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