Dear William
You might also want to look at Clive Seale's "The quality of qualitative
research" (London : SAGE, 1999) where amongst other things he discusses
some of the concepts which people from a quantitative background might
think important in research.
Duncan
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--On 29 November 2004 22:50 -0500 William Trochim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You've probably had this question many times on the list, so feel free to
> tell me to stop interrupting your discussion if this question is too
> elementary.
>
> I have several faculty colleagues who were trained in quantitative methods
> (primarily in psychology) who have expressed to me an interest in getting
> a
> good sophisticated overview of qualitative methods. What would be the two
> or three essential texts that you would recommend for someone who wishes
> to
> self-study to become familiar with the terrain? A fairly advanced reading
> level and experience in research can be assumed. I tend to recommend
> Patton's book Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, or Creswell's
> book
> on Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods
> Approaches, or H. Russell Bernard's text Social Research Methods :
> Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. But I thought some of the people
> on this list might have some good alternative suggestions.
>
> Thanks for any help/advice.
>
>
> William M. Trochim
> Professor
> Policy Analysis & Management
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