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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
Michael Quinn Patton
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In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.Abstract:
This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.read more
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Internet-based sales channel strategies of born global firms
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The two facets of electronic care surveillance: an exploration of the views of older people who live with monitoring devices.
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Veiled diversity? Workplace experiences of Muslim women in Australia
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TL;DR: In this paper, a study sheds light on the mobilisation of Islamic discourses in the lives of working Muslim migrant women and its interaction with Australian society in the context of diversity management as a workplace practice.
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Coding, sorting and sifting of qualitative data analysis: debates and discussion
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the philosophical stance of qualitative data analysis (QDA) and argue that QDA with its significantly broader attributes and extensive research capacity, in fact involves more than the coding, sorting and sifting of the qualitative data.
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A model of design decision making based on empirical results of interviews with software designers
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