Qualitative Research Books

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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,321 ratings — published 1997
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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.01 — 360 ratings — published 1980
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Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.97 — 313 ratings — published 1990
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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd Edition Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 356 ratings — published 1984
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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 2,812 ratings — published 1994
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Writing Up Qualitative Research Writing Up Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 137 ratings — published 1990
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Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods series) Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods series)
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avg rating 4.10 — 505 ratings — published 2006
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Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods) Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
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avg rating 3.96 — 750 ratings — published 1984
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The Art of Case Study Research The Art of Case Study Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 156 ratings — published 1995
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Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods) Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)
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avg rating 3.83 — 318 ratings — published 1996
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The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 176 ratings — published 2005
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Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap From Beginning to End (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 126 ratings — published 2008
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InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 224 ratings — published 1996
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Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 144 ratings — published 1998
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The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 763 ratings — published 2009
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Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 115 ratings — published
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Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 184 ratings — published 1990
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The Landscape of Qualitative Research The Landscape of Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.00 — 46 ratings — published 1998
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Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 540 ratings — published 2009
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Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 1986
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Handbook of Qualitative Research Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 48 ratings — published 1993
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Foundations for Research (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series) Foundations for Research (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series)
by (shelved 3 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.62 — 8 ratings — published 2003
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Educational Research: An Introduction Educational Research: An Introduction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 200 ratings — published 1977
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The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 265 ratings — published 1998
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Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods Book 41) Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods Book 41)
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avg rating 4.10 — 156 ratings — published 2012
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Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 67 ratings — published
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Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.49 — 421 ratings — published 1994
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30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.42 — 66 ratings — published 2015
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Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 50 ratings — published 2010
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Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 109 ratings — published 1999
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Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.77 — 307 ratings — published 1995
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Ethnography: A Way of Seeing Ethnography: A Way of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.48 — 29 ratings — published 1999
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Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.08 — 59 ratings — published 2011
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Phenomenological Research Methods Phenomenological Research Methods (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.93 — 191 ratings — published 1994
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 222,229 ratings — published 2010
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Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing (Volume 13) Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing (Volume 13)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.36 — 73 ratings — published 2014
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Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 95 ratings — published 2007
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Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 148 ratings — published 1999
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Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.92 — 340 ratings — published 1991
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The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 30 ratings — published 2007
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The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 1991
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The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 236 ratings — published 1967
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Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies (And Social Thought) Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies (And Social Thought)
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avg rating 3.69 — 35 ratings — published 1996
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Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.44 — 98 ratings — published
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The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-research)
avg rating 3.94 — 69 ratings — published 2012
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Qualitative Research: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological Qualitative Research: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.02 — 44 ratings — published 2015
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Invitation to Research in Practical Theology Invitation to Research in Practical Theology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-research)
avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 2018
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“As a general rule, researchers should assume an unobtrusive stance in public settings. A researcher should strive to blend into his or her surroundings in order to reduce his or her impact on the research setting. The art of blending into a research setting entails conscious decisions about how to dress in a research setting, what mannerisms to exhibit, whether to take notes openly or in a concealed manner, and other strategies that allow a researcher to become invisible in the field.”
Robert Mark Silverman and Kelly L. Patterson

Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
“In business, qualitative measurements and quantitative measurements are equally important.”
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

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