This brief, inexpensive guide introduces students and novices to the key elements of qualitative research methods. Written in a friendly, conversational style, replete with good examples from multiple disciplines, student exercises, and key points to remember, the volume works ideally with other qualitative textbooks to provide a comprehensive overview to qualitative methods for students. Chapters cover the essentials of theory building, research design, methods, data collection and analysis, writing, ethics, rigor and proposal writing.
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"Over the decades, as interest in qualitative research has grown, newcomers ask me for some way to explore the territory, to find out what all the fuss is about, and what the elusive concept means. Most of what I've seen has been too narrow, too opaque, too much aimed at insiders, or too 'Ten Days to a More Qualitative Personality.' Mayan\'s book is an accessible view of complicated and rich--and interesting--alternative approaches to the problem of humans understanding each other and making the case that they got it right. This is the book I can recommend." - Michael Agar, emeritus, University of Maryland
"This clearly written book is an invaluable guide to qualitative research methodology. The key features of interpretive inquiry are addressed in accessible language, from theory, to issues of design, analysis, ethics, and writing. It is a welcome addition to the qualitative inquiry book shelf." --Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
"In her book, Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry (2009), Maria J. Mayan has provided a highly readable text. Using examples, tables, charts, plus exercises at the end of each chapter, a student new to the field, or an instructor looking for a useful text will find a good companion in this book. In addition to her thorough teaching, Maria Mayan uses humor, humility, and transparency to convey her deep moral and philosophical commitment to scientific rigor, as well as a deep sensitivity to honoring the stories researchers strive to tell about the human condition."
-Jacquelyn Browne, The Weekly Qualitative Report
"In her book, Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry, Maria J. Mayan has provided a highly readable text. Using examples, tables, charts, plus exercises at the end of each chapter, a student new to the field, or an instructor looking for a useful text will find a good companion in this book. In addition to her thorough teaching, Maria Mayan uses humor, humility, and transparency to convey her deep moral and philosophical commitment to scientific rigor, as well as a deep sensitivity to honoring the stories researchers strive to tell about the human condition." --Jacquelyn Browne, The Weekly Qualitative Report
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Maria J. Mayan is a qualitative methodologist and has studied, wrote about, and conducted qualitative research since the early 1990s. She spent over 10 years at the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology learning and teaching qualitative inquiry locally and internationally. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Extension and Assistant Director of Women’s and Children’s Health, Community University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth and Families, University of Alberta. She has been invited to teach by government, not-for-profits, the private sector, and the academic community worldwide. Her research program is primarily community-based, focusing on partnerships and health policy.
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This is my go-to book for qualitative research. Maria Mayan makes qualitative research understandable and accessible. I go back to this book over and over to make sure I am on the right track. This is an essential bookshelf asset for the novice researcher. Mayan discusses the importance of congruence between each component when conducting qualitative research. She has organized the book really well and each chapter clearly states it's focus. She takes the reader through method, research question and sampling, data collection, data analysis, rigor, proposal writing, the ethics board, and writing and reflexivity. However why I really LOVED this book is that in the appendices she provides examples of a transcription from an interview, an example of field notes, and a document analysis template. I use this book along with Munhall (Nursing Research: A Qualitative Perspective) to help with my qualitative research studies.
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Dr. Mayan's work is irreverent, sharp, and proved to be an invaluable piece of my research literature as I conducted a culminating project for my occupational therapy program (and it even got me adamantly interested in future grant writing to further my research pursuits). The depth of discussion in each of the qualitative methodologies, the accessibility of the text, and the dog-ear-ability of this small slip of a book make it a worthwhile investment for anyone seriously pursuing future qualitative inquiry.
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