Central Bank of Nigeria Library

Qualitative inquiry and research design :

Creswell, John W.

Qualitative inquiry and research design : choosing among five approaches / - 3rd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2013. - xxi, 448 p. :

Previous ed. cataloged as: Qualitative inquiry & research design. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-434) and indexes.

The text provides a wonderful introduction, using accessible language, to theories and practices related to the design and conduct of qualitative inquiry. Moreover, it remains a good first resource for students who want to pursue qualitative inquiry. The book explores the philosophical underpinnings, history and key elements of each of the five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research, phenomenal, grounded theory, ethnography and case study.

9781412995313 (cloth) 9781412995306 (pbk.)


Social sciences

H61 / .C73 2013

001.4 / CRE