Qualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide - Softcover

Lichtman, Marilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412970520 ISBN 13: 9781412970525

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Qualitative Research in Education: A User’s Guide, 2nd Edition is a core textbook for graduate courses in educational research. As with the first edition, the book will provide readers with a blend of practical and theoretical information. The use of real-world examples and illustrations will help users grasp abstract ideas and apply them to their research.

The 2nd Edition includes:

- A streamlined organization, consolidating similar topics to eliminate replication in the first five chapters

- New and updated examples to highlight the “how-tos” of doing qualitative research, along with new ways of thinking about qualitative research and information on new technologies.

- A new chapter on ethics, pulling together information from various spots in the existing chapters, to focus on this important and current topic.

- A new brief Student Study Site that includes sample forms, sample projects, and Web resources.

About this title

About the Author

Marilyn Lichtman is a retired professor of educational research and evaluation from Virginia Tech at both the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, and at the graduate campus in Falls Church, Virginia. After attending The University of Chicago as an undergraduate, she moved to Washington, D.C. She completed all her degrees at The George Washington University, receiving her doctorate in educational research. She taught both qualitative and quantitative research courses while at The Catholic University of America and Virginia Tech. She is a regular user of the Internet and social media and was an early contributor to teaching qualitative courses online. She is currently on the editorial boards of The Qualitative Report and Forum: Qualitative Social Research (FQS), both online journals devoted to qualitative issues. She has served as a consultant to many school systems, private companies, and government agencies. She has traveled extensively throughout the world. Currently she serves on the docent council at the Corcoran gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412970520
• ISBN 13: 9781412970525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 265