Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART 1 PREPARING FOR METHODOLOGICAL WORKChapter 1 Working as a Qualitative Methodologist in Dissertation ContextsEnsuring That Qualitative Methodology Is the Right Fit for Your Dissertation Research InterestsDeveloping a Qualitative Methodology for Your DissertationBecoming a Qualitative Dissertation MethodologistDesigning an Executable Qualitative Dissertation MethodologyPutting Together Your Qualitative Dissertation Advising Chair and CommitteeChapter SummaryQuestions for ApplicationChapter 2 Understanding a Dissertation as Qualitative Methodology: A Section-by-Section ApproachDissertations as Socially Constructed Processes and Products of Cultural Values and RitualsCurrent Thinking on the Dissertation: Critiques and Emerging ApproachesUnderstanding Methodology in Qualitative ResearchQualitative Dissertation Methodology in Doctoral Program ContextsContextualizing Qualitative Methodology in Dissertation ResearchMeaningfully Designing a Qualitative Methodological Framework: A Section-by-Section ApproachChapter SummaryQuestions for ApplicationPART 2 DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY CHAPTERChapter 3 Framing a Dissertation Study Through a Research TraditionA Story About Research Traditions in Qualitative Dissertation MethodologyLeading to Qualitative Research Traditions: Research Paradigms in Qualitative InquiryQualitative Research Traditions in DissertationsIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations Through Research TraditionsConceptualizing a Qualitative Research Tradition Chapter SectionWriting a Qualitative Research Tradition Section: Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 4 Identifying a Research Setting and Exploring Research ContextsConnecting Research and Practice: Initial Considerations in Research SettingsSite Selection as a Process: Using a Systematic Approach With Physical or Virtual LocationsWhen Research Settings Do Not Lead to a Specific Site or SitesGaining Access and Seeking Approval to Work at a SiteDescribing Research Settings: Historical, Contextual, and Locational CuesIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Research SettingsConceptualizing a Qualitative Research Setting Chapter SectionWriting a Qualitative Research Setting Section: Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 5 Working With Data Sources: Selecting Research Participants and Forming Research SamplesA Transition From Sampling at the Site Level to the Participant LevelDecisions About Research Participants: Data Sources, Data Types, and Data Collection MethodsSampling and Selection Strategies With Research ParticipantsSuccessful Outcomes: Inviting and Negotiating Research ParticipationDescribing Research Samples: Sharing Their Stories, Protecting Their IdentitiesIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Sources and SampleConceptualizing a Data Sources and Sample Chapter SectionWriting a Data Sources and Sample Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 6 Developing Data Collection Instruments and Describing Data Collection ProceduresGathering Information: Detailing Data Collection Methods, Procedures, and InstrumentsInstrumentation in Qualitative Inquiry: Constructing and Integrating Your GuidesProcedural Steps With Collecting Data: From Standard Practice to Pragmatic ConsiderationsBuilding a Social Network in the Field: Practical Considerations to Facilitate Data CollectionPower Dynamics in the Field: Accounting for Positions and Positionality in Research ContextsIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Collection Instruments and ProceduresConceptualizing a Data Collection Instruments and Procedures Chapter SectionWriting a Data Collection Instruments and Procedures Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 7 Articulating Data Analysis ProceduresUnderstanding the Analytical Process in Qualitative ResearchAnalysis as a Three-Phase Process in Qualitative Dissertation MethodologyComputer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) in DissertationsIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Analysis ProceduresConceptualizing a Data Analysis Procedures Chapter SectionWriting a Data Analysis Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 8 Adopting a Reflexive Practice With a Discussion of Researcher RolesWhy Consider Researcher Roles in Your Dissertation Research?Roles and Subjectivities, or What You and Participants (and Readers) Bring to Your StudyResearch Effects on Methodology: Implications for Results and FindingsMitigating Research Effects: Strategies to Account for Who You Are in Your StudyIntegrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Researcher RolesConceptualizing a Researcher Roles Chapter SectionWriting a Researcher Roles Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter TemplateChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationPART 3 TRANSITIONING TO WORK AFTER A METHODOLOGY CHAPTERChapter 9 Protecting Human Research Participants in Qualitative Dissertation MethodologyThe Methodology Chapter as an Ethical ContractBackground to Human Subjects Protections and Research GovernanceRecent Changes in Human Subjects Research: Updates to the Common RuleResearch Governance as a Process: Navigating Institutional Review Board (IRB) Procedural RequirementsDiscussing Protections of Human Research Subjects in Qualitative Dissertation MethodologyWriting and Revising an IRB Protocol: Strategies for PracticeChapter SummaryChecklist for Methodology Chapter DevelopmentQuestions for ApplicationChapter 10 Writing Up and Presenting Results of Qualitative Data AnalysisWhy Think About Your Results and Conclusions Chapter(s) Now?The Overall Functions of Qualitative Dissertation Results and Findings ChaptersStrategies to Display Data and Communicate Results and FindingsOrganizing a Dissertation Chapter or Chapters on Results and Interpretation of Data AnalysisDisseminating and Presenting Results of Your Qualitative Dissertation WorkChapter SummaryQuestions for ApplicationReferencesIndexAbout the Author