Qualitative Research Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological by Sharon M. Ravitch

Chapter One: Qualitative Research: An Opening Orientation
Chapter Overview And Goals An Overview Of The Processes Of Qualitative Research Situating Qualitative Research Defining Qualitative Research Key Components Of Qualitative Research Horizontals In Qualitative Research Approaches To Qualitative Research: An Overview A Note on the Possibilities Of Qualitative Research Questions for Reflection Resources for Further Reading
Chapter Two: Using Conceptual Frameworks in Research
Chapter Overview and Goals Defining and Understanding Conceptual Frameworks and Their Role in Research Constructing and Developing a Conceptual Framework Building Your Own Conceptual Framework Questions for Reflection Resources for Further Reading
Chapter Three: Critical Qualitative Research Design
Chapter Overview and Goals Research Design in Qualitative Research Overview of the Qualitative Research Design Process Conceptualizing Critical Qualitative Research Design Questions for Reflection Resources for Further Reading
Chapter Four: Design and Reflexivity in Data Collection
Chapter Overview and Goals Defining Qualitative Data Collection as Iterative Data Collection and Research Design Reflexivity and Researcher-Generated Data Sources Sampling: Site and Participant Selection Questions for Reflection Resources for Further Reading

Focused on developing the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological knowledge needed to engage in rigorous and valid research, this introductory text provides practical explanations, exercises, and advice for how to conduct qualitative research—from design through implementation, analysis, and writing up research. The book presents the field of qualitative research in a unique and meaningful way, and helps readers understand what the authors call “criticality” in qualitative research by communicating its foundations and processes with clarity and simplicity while still capturing complexity. Packed with real-life examples of questions, issues, and situations that stem from the authors’ and their students’ research, the book humanizes the qualitative research endeavor, illustrates the types of scenarios that arise, and emphasizes the importance of actively considering paradigmatic values throughout every stage of the research process. In every chapter, the authors illustrate the qualitative research process as decidedly ideological, political, and subjective using themes of criticality, reflexivity, collaboration, and rigor.