Open AccessBook
Qualitative research & evaluation methods
Michael Quinn Patton
- Iss: 1
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
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
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
The CSR of MNC Subsidiaries in Developing Countries: Global, Local, Substantive or Diluted?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors make use of the new theoretical framework in the context of an interpretive research methodology to examine the CSR orientations of a sample of MNC subsidiaries in Lebanon and reveal patterns of global CSR being diffused to developing countries, but also being diluted along the way in view of specific subsidiary endowments and host market characteristics.
Journal ArticleDOI
Rethinking project management: A structured literature review with a critical look at the brave new world
Per Svejvig,Peter Andersen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a structured review of the rethinking project management (RPM) literature based on the classification and analysis of 74 contributions and in addition takes a critical look at this brave new world.
Journal ArticleDOI
Using methods that matter: the impact of reflection, dialogue, and voice.
TL;DR: Overall, participants noted that they were significantly affected by their experiences as photographers and through their dialogue with neighbors during Photovoice group sessions, and photovoice fostered changes by empowering them as experts on their lives and community, and creating a context safe for exploring diverse perspectives.
Review Article DATA ANALYSIS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: A BRIEF GUIDE TO USING NVIVO
TL;DR: The ways in which NVivo can be used in the qualitative data analysis process are illustrated and the basic features and primary tools of NVivo which assist qualitative researchers in managing and analysing their data are described.
Journal ArticleDOI
Organizational discourse analysis (ODA): Examining leadership as a relational process
Gail T. Fairhurst,Mary Uhl-Bien +1 more
TL;DR: A discursive perspective and ODA as a broad set of methods for adding relational views to leadership research have been discussed in this paper, where a review of several types of ODA with examples is provided.