A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and inspiration for substantial,
useful research. The complex nature of education research demands such thorough …

This chapter reviews the empirical research on selected topics concerning preservice
teacher education in the United States and suggests a research agenda for the field that …

Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education illuminates the
complex nature of qualitative research, while attending to issues of application. This text …

The updated Fourth Edition of Gretchen B. Rossman and Sharon F. Rallis's popular
introductory text leads the new researcher into the field by explaining the core concepts …

In an attempt to help find meaning within qualitative data, researchers commonly start by
coding their data. There are a number of coding systems available to researchers and this …

Author Bagele Chilisa has revised and updated her groundbreaking textbook to give a new
generation of scholars a crucial foundation in indigenous methods, methodologies, and …

" How does graduate admissions work? Who does the system work for, and who falls
through its cracks? More people than ever seek graduate degrees, but little has been written …

I n our chapter for the first edition of the Handbook of Qualitative Research (Guba & Lincoln,
1994), we focused on the contention among various research paradigms for legitimacy and …

Doing Qualitative Research in Education Settings, Second Edition is a methods book that
speaks directly to qualitative researchers in the field of education, providing a step-by-step …

The popular text that helped readers better understand and practice qualitative research has
been completely updated and revised. To help readers better visualize and grasp the …