<p>Structure provides a pathway for coherence,” from Isaac’s <i>Qualitative Pathways for Publication </i>defines the text. Experienced and novice researchers hoping to <i>avoid a false sense of rigor, a “fast food” qualitative approach, </i>are given tools, referencing seminal authors in the field, to conduct sound qualitative research worthy of publication. Looking to bridge the quant/qual divide, Isaac identified a need and filled it brilliantly!</p>

- Randy Hetherington, EdD, associate professor, School of Education, University of Portland,

A concise, nuts-and-bolts encapsulation of the essentials qualitative researchers in STEMM need to know to get their work accepted and published, written by a longtime qualitative methodologist and qualitative reviewer for academic journals.
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A concise, nuts-and-bolts encapsulation of the essentials qualitative researchers in STEMM need to know to get their work accepted and published, written by a longtime qualitative methodologist and qualitative reviewer for academic journals.
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CONTENTSList of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: FoundationsBrief Beginnings of Qualitative ResearchHow is Qualitative Research Different?The Four Elements of Qualitative ResearchThe ContinuumQualitative PathwayPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 2: A Study of the Qualitative LexiconPerspective: Methodological CoherenceA Study of Qualitative TermsStudy ExemplarsThoughts About Getting PublishedPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 3: Epistemology (The Big Three . . . or Four)Who, Who Are You?Research ParadigmsObjectivismPragmatismConstructionism (and Its Variants)Social ConstructionismConstructivismSubjectivismFinal Thoughts About EpistemologyPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 4: Theoretical FrameworksTheoretical FrameworksInterpretivismHermeneuticsSymbolic InteractionismPhenomenologyMarxism and …A Historical Perspective“All Things Critical”Critical Race TheoryFeminismPoststructuralismThoughts About Theoretical PerspectivesPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 5: MethodologiesPart 1: Coding Nuts and Bolts, Thematic, and Content AnalysisComputer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)Coding StrategiesThematic AnalysisContent AnalysisPart 2: Other Analytic PossibilitiesGrounded TheoryCase StudyEthnographyPhenomenologyMoustakasvan ManenIPANarrative AnalysisDiscourse AnalysisCritical Discourse AnalysisComparing Three MethodologiesMixed MethodsSummaryPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 6: Methods and Data CollectionInterviewsInternet InterviewsWriting Interview QuestionsFocus GroupsZoom Anyone?Participant ObservationDocuments and Archival EvidenceSocial Media and Digital ResearchVisual MethodsEthical ConsiderationsData Collection Sampling StrategiesSaturation: How Many Interviews?SummaryPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 7: Verification Techniques and Ethical ConcernsMore on TrustworthinessArtificial Intelligence and TrustworthinessPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 8: Nuts & Bolts: Putting it TogetherWriting It UpSummaryPathway for Publication for Publication: Make a DecisionChapter 9: Coda on QualityPublishing Need to KnowPrescriptive Standards versus ChecklistsSummaryPathway for Publication: Make a DecisionGlossaryReferences
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Structure provides a pathway for coherence,” from Isaac’s Qualitative Pathways for Publication defines the text. Experienced and novice researchers hoping to avoid a false sense of rigor, a “fast food” qualitative approach, are given tools, referencing seminal authors in the field, to conduct sound qualitative research worthy of publication. Looking to bridge the quant/qual divide, Isaac identified a need and filled it brilliantly!
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ISBN
9781538197356
Publisert
2024-11-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
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229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
190

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Biographical note

Dr. Carol Isaac is an Associate Professor of Research in the Department of Educational Leadership. She is also the Director of Doctoral Studies for the department. Prior to joining Mercer University, she was a visiting scholar at the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education at the University of Florida, and was a research associate and post-doctoral associate at the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Isaac has previously worked at the North Florida Regional Medical Center for 13 years as rehabilitation department manager and physical therapist.