Resources for Qualitative Research Method

Ary, D., Jacobs, L.C., and Razavieh, A. (1996). Introduction to research in education (5th ed.). New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.

Babbie, E. (2004). The practice of social science (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Bogdan, R.C., and Biklen, S.K. (1992). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Bouchard, P. (1994). Self-directed professionals and autodidactic choice: A framework for analysis. ERIC.

Campbell, L.M. (1994). Some items I look for in a thesis prospectus. Retrieved January 14, 2005 from http: //www.nova.edu/~ron/Campbell.html

Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Darlington, Y., and Scott, D. (2002). Qualitative research in practice: Stories from the field. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Ducharme, M.K., Licklider, B.L., Matthes, W., and Vannatta, R.A. (n.d.). The FINE Foundation's conceptual and analysis criteria:A process for identifying quality educational research. Retrieved January 14, 2005 from http://www.scis.nova.edu/~nasutif/FINEArticle.pdf

Eisner, E.W., & Peshkin, A. (1990). Qualitative inquiry in education. N.Y.: Teachers College, Columbia University.

Flick, U. (1998). An introduction to qualitative research. London: Sage.

Heath, A.W. (1997). The proposal in qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 3(1), Number 1, March, 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2005 from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-1/heath.html

Lee, T. W.; Mitchell, T. R.; and Sablynski, C. J. (1999) .Qualitative Research in Organizational and Vocational Psychology, 1979-1999. Journal of Vocational Behavior 55,(2), 161-187.

Lincoln, Y.S., and Guba, E.G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. London: Sage.

Mason, J. (1996). Qualitative researching. London: Sage.

Merriam, S.B. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education: Revised and expanded from case study research in education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Miles, M. B., and Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Morse, J.M., and Richards, L. (2002). Readme first for a user’s guide to qualitative methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Punch, K. F. (1998). Introduction to social research: Developing effective research proposals. London: Sage.

Punch, K. F. (2000). Developing effective research proposals. Sage Publications: London.

Punch, K.F. (1988). Introduction to social research. London: Sage Publication.

Rager, K. B.(2004). A thematic analysis of the self-directed learning experiences of 13 breast cancer patients [Electronic version]. Int. J.of Lifelong Education, 23(1), January-February 2004, 95-109.

Rice-Lively, M.L. (1995). Research proposal evaluative form qualitative methodology. Retrieved January 14, 2005 from http: //.gslis.utexas.edu/~marylynn/qreval.html