TY - BOOK AU - Merriam,Sharan B. AU - Merriam,Sharan B. TI - Qualitative research: a guide to design and implementation T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 0470283548 (pbk.) U1 - 370.72 PY - 2009/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Education KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Case studies KW - Case method KW - Qualitative research N1 - "Revised and expanded from Qualitative research and case study applications in education."; Includes bibliographical references and index; What is qualitative research? -- Types of qualitative research -- Qualitative case study research -- Designing your study and selecting a sample -- Conducting effective interviews -- Being a careful observer -- Mining data from documents -- Qualitative data analysis -- Dealing with validity, reliability, and ethics -- Writing qualitative research reports -- Appendix: the methodology section of a qualitative research study ER -