Previous ed. cataloged as: Qualitative inquiry and research design : choosing among five traditions / John W. Creswell
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Introduction -- Philosophical, paradigm, and interpretive frameworks -- Designing a qualitative study -- Five qualitative approaches to inquiry -- Five different qualitative studies -- Introducing and focusing the study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and representation -- Writing a qualitative study -- Standards of validation and evaluation -- "Turning the story" and conclusion