Qualitative and Mixed Methods Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Developing Narrative Theory

   Life Histories and Personal Representation

   By Ivor F. Goodson

   We live in an age of narrative: life stories are a crucial ingredient in what makes us human and, in turn, what kind of human they make us. In recent years, narrative analysis has grown and is used across many areas of research. Interest in this rapidly developing approach now requires the firm...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research

   By Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey

   Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

   This timely reference guide is specifically directed toward the needs of second language researchers, who can expect to gain a clearer understanding of which techniques may be most appropriate and fruitful in given research domains. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research is a...

   Published February 21st 2007 by Routledge
3. Researching Second Language Classrooms

   By Sandra Lee Mckay

   Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

   This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with classroom-based research methods not only enables teachers to do research in their own classrooms, it also provides a basis for assessing...

   Published January 19th 2006 by Routledge
4. Foundations for Research

   Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences

   Edited by Kathleen B. deMarrais, Stephen D. Lapan

   Series: Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series

   Designed for introductory research courses in the professional fields and social sciences, this text acquaints students and beginning researchers with a broad view of research methodologies and an understanding of the assumptions that inform each of these approaches. More experienced researchers...

   Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge
5. Teachers Doing Research

   The Power of Action Through Inquiry, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Gail E. Burnaford, Joseph Fischer, David Hobson

   This popular text describes the processes of doing teacher action research. But it is much more than a dry presentation of "methods." Filled with examples of teacher action research projects, provided by teachers themselves, the book places teachers at the heart of the action research process....

   Published October 31st 2000 by Routledge