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Abstract
Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (3rd ed.) is an informative, engaging and user-friendly book by J. W. Creswell (2012) that is focused on practical application of qualitative research methods in social inquiry. The author provided a useful comparison of the five types of qualitative inquiry (narrative, phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, and case study) and discussed foundational and methodological aspects of the five traditional approaches. Creswell also effectively demonstrated how the type of the approach of qualitative inquiry shaped the design or procedures of a study. This book could be particularly useful to novice researchers and graduate students who are new to qualitative research, as well as to educators teaching qualitative methods of inquiry.
Keywords
Book Review, Phenomenology, Ethnography, Grounded Theory, Narrative, Case Study
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Dr. Dan Wulff for his review of the earlier version of this paper and his thoughtful comments.
Publication Date
9-24-2012
Creative Commons License
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DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1726
Recommended APA Citation
Azulai, A. (2012). Foundations of Unlimited. The Qualitative Report, 17(39), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1726
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