Selected Library Materials: Qualitative Research Methods
Please note: The resources that appear below are not intended to comprise an exhaustive collection of library materials about qualitative research design and methods. They are the readings that I selected for use with novice doctoral researchers during their first qualitative research methods course, used in combination with the open educational resources (OERs) also listed on this website. As students request additional information, and as I observe the patterns of their use and understanding of these readings,
I amend and append this list.
I amend and append this list.
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Hodges, N. (2011). Qualitative research: A discussion of frequently articulated qualms (FAQs). Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 40(1), 90-92. doi:10.1111/j.1552-3934.2011.02091.x
Ponterotto, J. G. (2005). Qualitative research in counseling psychology: A primer on research paradigms and philosophy of science. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 126-136. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.126
Using Theory in Qualitative Research
Antonenko, P. D. (2015). The instrumental value of conceptual frameworks in educational technology research. Educational Technology Research & Development, 63(1), 53–71.doi:10.1007/s11423-014-9363-4
Overview of Qualitative Research Design
Creswell, J. W., Hanson, W. E., Plano Clark, V. L., & Morales, A. (2007). Qualitative research designs: Selection and implementation. The Counseling Psychologist, 35(2), 236-264. doi: 10.1177/0011000006287390
Case Study Designs
Ayres, L., Kavanaugh, K., & Knafl, K. A. (2003). Within-case and across-case approaches to qualitative data analysis.Qualitative Health Research, 13(6), 871-883.
Bennett, A. (2004). Case study methods: Design, use, and comparative methods. In D. F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (Eds.), Models, numbers, and cases: Methods for studying international relations (pp. 19-55). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Flyvbjerg, B. (2006). Five misunderstandings about case-study research.Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219-245. doi:10.1177/1077800405284363
Meyer, C. B. (2001). A case in case study methodology. Field Methods, 13(4), 329-352.
Lopez, K. A., & Willis, D. G. (2004). Descriptive versus interpretive phenomenology: Their contributions to nursing knowledge. Qualitative Health Research, 14(5), 726-735. doi:10.1177/1049732304263638
Phenomenological Study Designs
Dowling, M. (2007). From Husserl to van Manen: A review of different phenomenological approaches. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(2007), 131-142.
Finlay, L. (2009). Debating phenomenological research methods. Phenomenology & Practice, 3(1), 6-25.
Wertz, F. J. (2005). Phenomenological research methods for counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 167-177. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.167
"Qualitative Quality"
Required:
Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information, 22, 63-75.
Tracy, S. J. (2010). Qualitative quality: Eight "big-tent" criteria for excellent qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(10), 837-851. doi:10.1177/1077800410383121
Optional:
Lather, P. (1986). Issues of validity in openly ideological research: Between a rock and a soft place. Interchange, 17(4), 63-84.
Seale, C. (2002). Quality issues in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Social Work, 1(1), 97-110.
Artifacts and Material Culture
Woodward, S. (2016). Object interviews, material imaginings and 'unsettling' methods: Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding materials and material culture. Qualitative Research, 16(4), 359-374.
Data Analysis
Basit, T. N. (2003). Manual or electronic? The role of coding in qualitative data analysis. Educational Research, 45(2), 143-154. doi:10.1080/0013188032000133548
Bradley, E. H., Curry, L. A., & Devers, K. J. (2007). Qualitative data analysis for health services research: Developing taxonomy, themes, and theory. Health Services Research, 42(4), 1758-1772. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00684.x
LaPelle, N. (2004). Simplifying qualitative data analysis using general purpose software tools. Field Methods, 16(1), 85-108. doi:10.1177/1525822X03259227
Leech, N. L., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2008). Qualitative data analysis: A compendium of techniques and a framework for selection for school psychology research and beyond. School Psychology Quarterly, 23(4), 587-604. doi:10.1037/1045-3830.23.4.587
Hodges, N. (2011). Qualitative research: A discussion of frequently articulated qualms (FAQs). Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 40(1), 90-92. doi:10.1111/j.1552-3934.2011.02091.x
Ponterotto, J. G. (2005). Qualitative research in counseling psychology: A primer on research paradigms and philosophy of science. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 126-136. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.126
Using Theory in Qualitative Research
Antonenko, P. D. (2015). The instrumental value of conceptual frameworks in educational technology research. Educational Technology Research & Development, 63(1), 53–71.doi:10.1007/s11423-014-9363-4
Overview of Qualitative Research Design
Creswell, J. W., Hanson, W. E., Plano Clark, V. L., & Morales, A. (2007). Qualitative research designs: Selection and implementation. The Counseling Psychologist, 35(2), 236-264. doi: 10.1177/0011000006287390
Case Study Designs
Ayres, L., Kavanaugh, K., & Knafl, K. A. (2003). Within-case and across-case approaches to qualitative data analysis.Qualitative Health Research, 13(6), 871-883.
Bennett, A. (2004). Case study methods: Design, use, and comparative methods. In D. F. Sprinz & Y. Wolinsky-Nahmias (Eds.), Models, numbers, and cases: Methods for studying international relations (pp. 19-55). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Flyvbjerg, B. (2006). Five misunderstandings about case-study research.Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219-245. doi:10.1177/1077800405284363
Meyer, C. B. (2001). A case in case study methodology. Field Methods, 13(4), 329-352.
Lopez, K. A., & Willis, D. G. (2004). Descriptive versus interpretive phenomenology: Their contributions to nursing knowledge. Qualitative Health Research, 14(5), 726-735. doi:10.1177/1049732304263638
Phenomenological Study Designs
Dowling, M. (2007). From Husserl to van Manen: A review of different phenomenological approaches. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(2007), 131-142.
Finlay, L. (2009). Debating phenomenological research methods. Phenomenology & Practice, 3(1), 6-25.
Wertz, F. J. (2005). Phenomenological research methods for counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 167-177. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.167
"Qualitative Quality"
Required:
Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information, 22, 63-75.
Tracy, S. J. (2010). Qualitative quality: Eight "big-tent" criteria for excellent qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(10), 837-851. doi:10.1177/1077800410383121
Optional:
Lather, P. (1986). Issues of validity in openly ideological research: Between a rock and a soft place. Interchange, 17(4), 63-84.
Seale, C. (2002). Quality issues in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Social Work, 1(1), 97-110.
Artifacts and Material Culture
Woodward, S. (2016). Object interviews, material imaginings and 'unsettling' methods: Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding materials and material culture. Qualitative Research, 16(4), 359-374.
Data Analysis
Basit, T. N. (2003). Manual or electronic? The role of coding in qualitative data analysis. Educational Research, 45(2), 143-154. doi:10.1080/0013188032000133548
Bradley, E. H., Curry, L. A., & Devers, K. J. (2007). Qualitative data analysis for health services research: Developing taxonomy, themes, and theory. Health Services Research, 42(4), 1758-1772. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00684.x
LaPelle, N. (2004). Simplifying qualitative data analysis using general purpose software tools. Field Methods, 16(1), 85-108. doi:10.1177/1525822X03259227
Leech, N. L., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2008). Qualitative data analysis: A compendium of techniques and a framework for selection for school psychology research and beyond. School Psychology Quarterly, 23(4), 587-604. doi:10.1037/1045-3830.23.4.587