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  Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education: Revised and Expanded from I Case Study Research in Education/I (Jossey Bass Education Series)

  by Sharan B. Merriam

  An invaluable resource--one that will open up the conceptual world of qualitative research and provide the step-by-step direction needed to translate those concepts into practice. -- M. Carolyn Clark, Department of Educational Human Resource Development, College of Education, Texas A&M University Since Merriam's definitive Case Study Research in Education first appeared in 1988, significant advances have... (more)
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  Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods

  by Michael Quinn Patton

  "On dissertation proposals on which I have served, Patton is by far the most cited qualitative research text." Ian Baptiste, Penn State University The 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... (more)
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  Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End

  by Linda Dale Bloomberg

  Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation fills an important gap in qualitative research literature by specifically addressing the fast-growing practice of qualitative master's studies and doctoral dissertations in colleges and universities throughout the world. Many students struggle with turning qualitative research projects into a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation because the research itself is... (more)
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  Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation

  by Sharan B. Merriam

  Praise for the Third Edition of Qualitative Research : "Sharan B. Merriam synthesizes twenty years of developments in qualitative research with clarity and acumen." ?Michael Quinn Patton, author, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods "Here is a qualitative research methods book that reinforces the connection between professional experience and qualitative inquiry." ?Robert Stake,... (more)
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  Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (2nd Edition)

  by John W. Creswell

  "Creswell's Research Design is an accessible and useful book that stimulates students through walk through experiences, use of exercises, and production of actual writing samples. It is a book that models the types of issues that best suit different approaches and allows students to understand when to use mixed methods. Furthermore, its focus on theory and paradigms is done in a way that helps students decode... (more)