Books in the Developing Qualitative Inquiry series

Renowned scholar and founder of the practice of narrative inquiry, D. Jean Clandinin, and her coauthors provide researchers with the theoretical underpinnings and processes of narrative inquiry for working with the special populations of children and youth.

A practical guide providing researchers with a variety of data collection, analytic, and writing techniques to conduct collaborative autoethnography projects.

Includes examples of poetry, interviews of poets, and practical exercises and discussion of poetry writing as a method. This book helps students to consider the importance of form and function in poetry for qualitative methods. It answers the question of how to teach the creation and evaluation of poetry.

Two dozen scholars present the first wave of duoethnographic writings on topics as diverse as gender, identity and curriculum, with the editors highlighting key tenets of this collaborative research methodology.

Two dozen scholars present the first wave of duoethnographic writings on topics as diverse as gender, identity and curriculum, with the editors highlighting key tenets of this collaborative research methodology.

The use of mixed methods designs for conducting research has become a major trend in social science research. Renowned methodological experts Janice Morse and Linda Niehaus present a guide to intermediate and experienced researchers on the possibilities inherent in mixed method research.

Ideal for applied researchers, students, training programs, and technical assistance projects in any field, this comprehensive guide to applied ethnography distills the expertise of the distinguished anthropologist and methodologist Pertti Pelto over his acclaimed 50-year career.

Guides the reader through the process of conducting and producing an autoethnographic study through the understanding of self, other, and culture. This book offers various techniques for gathering data on the self and shows how to transform this information into a study that looks for the connection with others present in a diverse world.

A team of fifteen researchers from various disciplines and nationalities offer ethical strategies unique to qualitative researchers for those big ethical moments beyond what can be predicted by ethics committees."

Gubrium and Harper provide instruction in visual and digital methodologies and show how they can contribute to building a participatory, public-engaged ethnography.

"Revised edition of "Poetry as method"--Text.

Patricia Leavy, herself both a highly published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience, including a methodological introduction and five stories showing these methods in action.

Presents a detailed description of key concepts and leading scholars of phenomenology as it has evolved over the past centurythoughtfully works through the methodological issues of phenomenological reflection, empirical methods, and writing that various phenomenological approaches offer for the applied researcher."

This second edition of this best-selling introduction to conducting qualitative research in applied and clinical settings retains the clear, practical guidance for researchers and students in health, social service, mental health, and related settings. This edition includes additional material on knowledge synthesis and integration, evidence-based practice, and data analysis.