An American Journal of Nursing 1994 Book of the Year Theoretically
rich and stimulating, Critical Issues in Qualitative Research
Methods targets matters inherent in qualitative research. It
addresses some of the lesser-known or explicated qualitative
research methods (such as ethology), the essential concepts of
rigor and evaluation, dilemmas in data collection, and issues of
scientific misconduct. The various schools of phenomenology and
their major characteristics of excellence are described. In
addition, ethical issues and concerns of scientific integrity are
raised: Which set of ethics should a researcher use? Should one
divulge their research purposes? Are there potential risks to
informants? Each chapter in this volume deals with a matter that
has not yet been resolved or addressed in existing literature. The
chapters begin with a joint dialogue in which the contributors
raise questions and comment upon the concept presented, thus giving
a sense of the ongoing controversy these opinions engender.
Critical Issues in Qualitative Research Methods is important
reading for advanced students and researchers in all disciplines,
especially nursing and allied health. "Are you looking for ideas
and techniques that will enhance the integrity, excellence, and
spirit of your qualitative research? If so, this is the book for
you. [Here], writers clarify not only theoretical, epistemological,
and methodological issues but tackle the sensitivity area of issues
of the spirit in qualitative research. Discussions are generally
written in a crisp, clear, sometimes serious/sometimes whimsical
way. Altogether, this makes for a delightful, rich, readable
scholarly work. There were few, if any, chapters that did not
provide mw with a fresh way of looking at something or a possible
answer to a question that I had been harboring. The whimsical
nature of some of the chapters was most refreshing. This is an
important book for moving the profession along in its capability
for conducting qualitative research." --Lynne Maxwell, Nursing
Research Quarterly "The direct approach taken by the authors in
exploring the soundness of qualitative research makes the book
valuable for researchers of any inquiry paradigm. . . . The
contribution of this book--and where it succeeds brilliantly--is in
raising as many questions as it answers. The authors are not afraid
to give voice to what qualitative researchers know but often are
reluctant to discuss: That exemplary qualitative research is not
merely one set of steps that can be learned from a book and applied
by all researchers." --Theory and Methods "I believe the book is
interesting, varied in content, and of high quality. . . . It is
simply a fact that many more nurses are undertaking qualitative
research, and while the number and quality of qualitative research
publications are increasing, there is still a dearth of high-level
discussion in the literature about issues in the process and
outcome of the research." --Kit Chesla, R.N., D.N.Sc., University
of California, San Francisco
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