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Bogdan's and Biklen's (both: Syracuse U.) text is designed to teach qualitative research in education at the graduate level, utilizing examples from education and human services. The fourth edition has been revised to incorporate new material since publication of the previous edition in 1998, and includes added emphasis on the use of technology in qualitative research. A glossary has been added, and glossary terms are boldfaced within the text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This concise, applied, and very clearly written introduction to qualitative research methods can be used effectively in a semester, or year-long course. The purpose of this introductory-level text is to provide the reader with a background for understanding the uses of qualitative research in education to examine its theoretical and historical underpinnings, and to provide the “how-to's” of doing qualitative research. This new edition places qualitative research within current debates about research methods and alternative ways of knowing. While the authors approach the subject from a sociological perspective, they also take care to reflect the many changes in conceptualization of qualitative research brought by post-structural and feminist thought.
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