Designing Qualitative Research

by Catherine Marshall, Gretchen B. Rossman

Addressing the complexity, flexibility, and controversies of qualitative research’s many genres, Designing Qualitative Research, Sixth Edition gives students, research managers, policy analysts, and applied researchers clear, easy-to-understand guidance on designing qualitative research. While maintaining a focus on the proposal stage, this best-selling book takes readers from selecting a research genre through building a conceptual framework, data collection and interpretation, and arguing the merits of the proposal. Extended discussions cover strategies that researchers can use to address the challenges posed by postmodernists, feminists, and critical race theorists, as well as others who interrogate historical qualitative inquiry. The book also includes thoughtful discussion on trustworthiness and ethics, in addition to dealing with time, resource, and political stressors inherent to the research process. Throughout the book, authors Catherine Marshall and Gretchen B. Rossman emphasize the importance of being systematic but also inspire readers with potential "Aha!" moments and opportunities to do research in close connection with people and communities.

Genres: Research, Design, Reference, Textbooks

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

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Reviews

[Noa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a clear and insightful textbook assigned in a qualitative studies class I took. I will likely reference it many times as I navigate writing proposals especially with a dissertation in mind.

[Andrew Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want a quality Qualitative textbook, then…check out Creswell ha. No it was fine, but everybody cites Creswell in the QUAL world.

[Ahmad Bamieh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very rich and informative guide to design qualitative research. I read this book a few months before starting with my thesis. I used this book as a personal reference to guide me with the research part of my thesis. I recommend this book for university students.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take your medicine.

[Davelowusa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice that it includes critical theory and many alternating viewpoints on how one might choose to design a qualitative proposal.

[Vincent Darlage · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a well-written, easy to understand book on qualitative research.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book about qualitative research methods.