Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Philosophical assumptions 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 -- Appendix A : an annotated glossary of terms -- Appendix B : a narrative research study. "Living in the space between participant and researcher as a narrative inquirer : examining ethnic identity of Chinese Canadian students as conflicting stories to live by" / Elaine Chan -- Appendix C : a phenomenological study. "Cognitive representations of Aids" / Elizabeth H. Anderson and Margaret Hull Spencer -- Appendix D : a grounded theory study. "Developing long-term physical activity participation : a grounded theory study with African American women" / Amy E. Harley, Janet Buckworth, Mira L. Katz, Sharla K. Willis, Angela Odoms-Young and Catherine A. Heaney -- Appendix E : an ethnography. "Rethinking subcultural resistance : core values of the straight edge movement" / Ross Haenfler -- Appendix F : a case study. "Campus response to a student gunman" / Kelly J. Asmussen and John W. Cresswell -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

The third edition of 'Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design' continues to provide a crystal clear yet in-depth guide to help researchers navigate the complexity of qualitative inquiry.