Revised and expanded from Qualitative research and case study applications in education.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
What is qualitative research? -- Types of qualitative research -- Qualitative case study research -- Designing your study and selecting a sample -- Conducting effective interviews -- Being a careful observer -- Mining data from documents -- Qualitative data analysis -- Dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics -- Writing qualitative research reports -- Appendix: the methodology section of a qualitative research study