Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice Contributor(s): Patton, Michael Quinn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412972124 ISBN-13: 9781412972123 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research - Science | Research & Methodology |
Dewey: 001.42 |
LCCN: 2014029195 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 8.8" W x 11.2" (4.35 lbs) 832 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, this Fourth Edition of Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new examples, stories, and cartoons; more than a hundred new summarizing and synthesizing exhibits; and a wide range of new highlight sections/sidebars that elaborate on important and emergent issues. For the first time, full case studies are included to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. In addition, each chapter features an extended rumination, written in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional textbook style, about a core issue of persistent debate and controversy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patton, Michael Quinn: - Michael Quinn Patton is an independent consultant with more than 40 years' experience conducting applied research and program evaluations. He lives in Minnesota, where, according to the state's poet laureate, Garrison Keillor, "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average." It was this interesting lack of statistical variation in Minnesota that led him to qualitative inquiry despite the strong quantitative orientation of his doctoral studies in sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota for 18 years, including 5 years as director of the Minnesota Center for Social Research, where he was awarded the Morse-Amoco Award for innovative teaching. Readers of this book will not be surprised to learn that he has also won the University of Minnesota storytelling competition. |