Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches Philosophical assumptions and interpretive frameworks Designing a qualitative study Five qualitative approaches to inquiry Five different qualitative studies Introducing and focusing the study Data collection Data analysis and representation Writing a qualitative study Standards of validation and evaluation Turning the story and conclusion This book explores the philosophical underpinnings history and key elements of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research phenomenology grounded theory ethnography and case study. The authors compare the approaches and relate research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry in a highly accessible manner. Featuring new content articles pedagogy references and expanded coverage of ethics throughout the book is an introduction to the theories strategies and practices of qualitative inquiry