Qualitative Research Bibliography

1.The short essential list

Gilligan C. In a different voice: Psychological and women’s development. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1983.

Glaser B, Strauss A. The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research . Chicago, IL: Aldine De Gruyther, 1967.

Inui T, Frankel RM. Evaluating the quality of qualitative research: A Proposal Pro Tem. Journal of General Internal Medicine , 1991;6:485-486.

Berkwits M, Inui T. Making use of qualitative research techniques. Journal of General Internal Medicine , 1998;13:195-199.

Miles MB, Huberman AM. Qualitative Data Analysis An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Strauss A, Corbin J. Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques Sage Publications, 1990.

2. Good choices for specific topics

Cognitive Testing

Fowler FJ Jr. Survey Research Methods . (rev. ed.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988.

Fowler FJ Jr., Mangione TW. Standardized Survey Interviewing. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1989.

Content Analysis

Carley K. Content analysis. In RE: Asher et al Eds. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics . Elmsford, NY: Pergamon, 1990.

Gottschalk LA. The Content Analysis of Verbal Behavior . Jamaica, NY: Spectrum, 1979.

Gottschalk LA, Winget CN, Gleser GC. Manual of Instructions for Using the Gottschalk-Gleser Content Analysis Scales. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969.

Krippendorf K. Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology . Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1980.

Focus Groups

Bellenger DN, Bernhardt KL, Goldstucker JL. Qualitative Research in Marketing. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1976.

Bennett S, Cordes DR, Westmoreland G, Castro R, Donnelly E. Self-care strategies for symptom management in patients with chronic heart failure . Nursing Research, 2000;49:3. http://www.nursingcenter.com.

Calder BJ. Focus groups and the nature of qualitative marketing research. Journal of Marketing Research , 1977;14:353-364.

Goldman E. The group dept interview. Journal of Marketing , 1962;26:66-68.

Steinhauser K, Clipp E, McNeilly M, Christakis N, McIntyre L, Tulsky J. In search of a good death: observations of patients, families, and providers. Annals of Internal Medicine , 2000;132:825-832.

Stewart DW, Shamdasani PN. Focus Groups: Theory and Practice Applied Social Research Methods Series . Newbury Park CA: Sage Publications, 1990, 20.

Templeton JF. Focus Groups: A Guide for Marketing and Advertising Professionals . Chicago: Probus, 1987.

Grounded Theory

Glaser BG. Theoretical Sensitivity: Advances in the Methodology of Grounded Theory . Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press, 1978.

Glaser BG. Emergency vs. Forcing: Basics of Grounded Theory Analysis . Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press, 1992.

Glaser BG, Strauss AL. Awareness of Dying. Chicago: Adline, 1965

Glaser BG, Strauss AL. Time for Dying . Chicago: Adline, 1968.

Lewis M, Pearson V, Corcoran-Perry S, Narayan S. Decision making by elderly patients with cancer and their caregivers. Cancer Nursing , 1997;20(6):389-397.

Interviews

Gifford AL, Sengupta S. Self-management health education for chronic HIV infection. AIDS Care , 1999;11(1):115-130.

Siedman UE. Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences . New York: Teachers College Press, 1991.

Stewart CJ, Cash WB. Interviewing: Principles and Practices . Dubuque, IA: Brown, 1982.

Winters C. Living with chronic heart disease: A pilot study. The Qualitative Report , 1997; 3(4). (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-4/winters.html).

Sampling

Star SL, Strauss A. Sampling in Qualitative Research . San Francisco: Tremont Research Institute, 1985.

Strauss A. Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists . New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Triangulation

Brewer J, Hunter A. Multimethod Research: A Synthesis of Styles. Sage Library of Social Research . Newbury Park CA: Sage Publications, 1989; 175.

Fielding NC, Fielding JL. Linking Data: The Articulation of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Social Research. Qualitative Research Methods Series, vol. 4 . Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1986.

Jick TD. Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods: triangulation in action. Administrative Science, Quarterly 1979;24:602-611.

Writing

Beck H. Writing for Social Scientists . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986B

Strunk W Jr., White EB. The Elements of Style. 3rd ed . New York: Macmillan, 1979.

Wolcott HF. Writing up Qualitative Research. Qualitative Research Methods Series, vol. 20 . Newbury Park CA: Sage Publications, 1990B.

Wolcott HF. Transforming Qualitative Data: Descriptions, Analysis, Interpretation . Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Sage Publications has been publishing short practical "how-to" books on qualitative data collection for twenty years in their Applied Social Research methods and qualitative methods series. I have listed a few of their titles in sections of this bibliography. For many other excellent titles, visit their website.

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