TY - BOOK AU - Merriam,Sharan B. TI - Qualitative research: a guide to design and implementation T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 0470283548 U1 - 370.72 22 PY - 2009/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass / A Wiley Imprint KW - Education KW - Research KW - Case studies KW - BUEsh KW - Case method KW - Qualitative research KW - Methodology KW - EEENG KW - August2015 KW - November2015 N1 - Revised and expanded from Qualitative research and case study applications in education; Includes indexes; Bibliography : p. 271-286; 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 -