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Qualitative research approaches for public administration / Larry S. Luton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: ix, 173 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0765616866
  • 9780765616869
  • 0765616874
  • 9780765616876
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 351.072 22
LOC classification:
  • JA1338.A2 L88 2010
Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Qualitative Research Approaches and Public Administration Research; What Is Qualitative Research?; Qualitative Research in Public Administration; Why Public Administration Researchers Do Qualitative Research; The Structure of This Book; 2. Qualitative Interviewing Approaches; Designing a Qualitative Interview Research Project; Preparing an Interview Guide; Preparing for the Interview Situation; The Interview; Interview Data; Interview Analysis; Composing the Manuscript; Conclusion.
3. Narrative Inquiry ApproachesDefining the Narrative Inquiry Approach; Why Narrative Inquiry?; Design and Execution Challenges in Narrative Inquiry Research; Analyzing Stories; Composing a Text and Re-presenting Stories; Conclusion; 4. Ethnographic Approaches; Defining the Ethnographic Approach; Types of Ethnography; Choosing an Ethnographic Approach; Design Issues in Ethnographic Research; Logistical Issues; Collecting and Creating Data; Analyzing It; Writing It; Conclusion; 5. Qualitative Case Study Approaches; Defining the Case Study Approach; Kinds of Case Studies.
Case Study Design IssuesLogistical Issues; Collecting and Creating Data; Analyzing It; Writing It; Conclusion; Conclusion; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Qualitative Research Approaches and Public Administration Research; What Is Qualitative Research?; Qualitative Research in Public Administration; Why Public Administration Researchers Do Qualitative Research; The Structure of This Book; 2. Qualitative Interviewing Approaches; Designing a Qualitative Interview Research Project; Preparing an Interview Guide; Preparing for the Interview Situation; The Interview; Interview Data; Interview Analysis; Composing the Manuscript; Conclusion.

3. Narrative Inquiry ApproachesDefining the Narrative Inquiry Approach; Why Narrative Inquiry?; Design and Execution Challenges in Narrative Inquiry Research; Analyzing Stories; Composing a Text and Re-presenting Stories; Conclusion; 4. Ethnographic Approaches; Defining the Ethnographic Approach; Types of Ethnography; Choosing an Ethnographic Approach; Design Issues in Ethnographic Research; Logistical Issues; Collecting and Creating Data; Analyzing It; Writing It; Conclusion; 5. Qualitative Case Study Approaches; Defining the Case Study Approach; Kinds of Case Studies.

Case Study Design IssuesLogistical Issues; Collecting and Creating Data; Analyzing It; Writing It; Conclusion; Conclusion; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author.

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