Qualitative Research Design

Joseph A. Maxwell is a Professor (Emeritus) in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, where he taught courses on qualitative and mixed methods research. He is the author of Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (3rd ed.; SAGE, 2013), A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research (SAGE, 2012), and papers on qualitative and mixed methods research, program evaluation, sociocultural theory, Native American societies, and medical education. He has a PhD in anthropology from the University of Chicago.

• Chapter 1. A Model for Qualitative Research DesignChapter 2. Goals: Why Are You Doing This Study?Chapter 3. Conceptual Framework: What Do You Think Is Going On?Chapter 4. Research Questions: What Do You Want to Understand?Chapter 5. Methods: What Will You Actually Do?Chapter 6. Validity: How Might You Be Wrong?Chapter 7. Research Proposals: Presenting and Justifying a Qualitative StudyAppendix A. A Proposal for a Study of Medical School TeachingAppendix B. A Proposal for a Study of Online Learning by Teachers

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