Qualitative Data Analysis: A Sourcebook of New Methods - Hardcover

Miles, Matthew B.; Huberman, A. Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803922744 ISBN 13: 9780803922747

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1984

Synopsis

Qualitative data is unsurpassable for richness of detail, explanatory power, and intuitive 'undeniability' -- but can the data be described as scientific? Qualitative researchers are badly in need of systematic methods for drawing conclusions; for testing them; and for communicating them. Miles and Huberman have designed a practical sourcebook in which strong emphasis is placed on innovative types of data display, including charts, graphs, matrices and networks. Forty nine specific methods of data display and analysis are described, explained, and illustrated, with helpful suggestions for the user.

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About the Authors

Matthew B. Miles, a social psychologist, had a career-long interest in strategies for educational reform. His work focused on planned change in education, group and organizational studies, and the dissemination and implementation of research findings. His first major research project was a four-year study of six new, innovative public schools.

A. Michael Huberman’s long-term interests were in scientific epistemology and adult cognition and knowledge use. His work focused on education policy, school reform, and the practical translation of research knowledge into effective school practice. His first extensive project was a four-year study of an experimental elementary school’s implementation of Piagetian theories into classroom practice..

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803922744
• ISBN 13: 9780803922747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256