Johnny Salda-a outlines the basic elements of longitudinal qualitative data, focusing on micro-levels of change observed within individual cases and groups of participants. He draws upon his primary experience in theater education to examine time and change in longitudinal qualitative studies; contending that 'playwrights and qualitative researchers write for the same purpose: to create a unique, insightful, and engaging text about the human condition.' Offering sixteen specific questions through which researchers may approach the analysis of longitudinal qualitative data, Professor Salda-a presents a text intended as a primer for fellow newcomers to long term inquiry, based on traditional social science methods from traditional qualitative and quantitative paradigms, but enriched by an artist-educator's unconventional perspective.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum2003-05-16
Mått164 x 230 x 20 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagAltaMira Press
ISBN9780759102958
Utmärkelser2004 Outstanding Book Award from the National Communication Association, Ethnography Division
Johnny Salda-a is a professor of Theatre at Arizona State University.
Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 Introduction: Looking Toward the JourneyChapter 3 Chapter 1: Longitudinal Qualitative Studies, Time, and ChangeChapter 4 Chapter 2: Longitudinal Qualitative Research DesignChapter 5 Chapter 3: Longitudinal Qualitative Data AnalysisChapter 6 Chapter 4: Framing QuestionsChapter 7 Chapter 5: Descriptive QuestionsChapter 8 Chapter 6: Analytic and Interpretive QuestionsChapter 9 Conclusion: Looking Back at the JourneyChapter 10 ReferencesChapter 11 Footnotes12 Appendix: Longitudinal Qualitative Data Summary13 Index
Professor Saldaña's Longitudinal Qualitative Research explores the depth of information possible in longitudinal research as well as the potential pitfalls associated with these types of studies. It is a thoughtful book for those engaged in qualitative research.