Introduction to qualitative research methods : the search for meanings

Abstract

Introduction PART ONE: AMONG THE PEOPLE: HOW TO CONDUCT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: Participant Observation: Pre- Fieldwork Participant Observation: In the Field Indepth Interviewing Montage: Discovering Methods Working with Data: Data Analysis in Qualitative Research PART TWO: WRITING UP FINDINGS: The Presentation of Findings The Judged Not the Judges: An Insider's View of Mental Retardation Be Honest But Not Cruel: Staff/Parent Communication on a Neonatal Unit Let Them Eat Programs: Attendant's Perspectives and Programming on Wards in State Schools National Policy and Situated Meaning: The Case of Head Start and the Handicapped Defending Illusions: The Institution's Struggle for Survival A Closing Remark Appendix - Field Notes Bibliography Author Index Subject Index.