Selected Resources for Qualitative Research

General
Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1982). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods. Boston: Allen and Bacon. Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2008) Introduction: The discipline and practice of qualitative research. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Landscape of Qualitative Research (3rd ed., pp. 1-44). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc. Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (2011). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. Patton, M.Q. (2001). Qualitative Research and Evaluation (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.

Theory-Specific
Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing grounded theory. London: Sage Publications, Inc. Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (1983). Ethnography: Principles in practice. New York: Tavistock. Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. (1995). Analyzing social settings: A guide to qualitative observation and analysis. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company Reissman, C. K. (2008). Narrative methods for the human sciences. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. Spradley, J. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Wodak, R., & Krzyzanowski, M. (Eds.). (2008). Qualitative discourse analysis in the social sciences. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

Broader Context
Maxwell, J. A. (2004). Causal explanation, qualitative research, and scientific inquiry in education. Educational Researcher 33(2), 3-11. St. Pierre, E. (2006). scientifically based research in education: Epistemology and ethics. Adult Education Quarterly, 56(4), 239-266. Tashakkori, A, & Teddlie, C.B. (2010). SAGE handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.

Reference list compiled by Dr. Linda S. Gilbert for GGC session on Qualitative Research, March 26,2012