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Nathan Durdella. Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface. Origins of Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Purpose of Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Audience for Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Organization of Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Special Features of Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Videos Accompanying Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
References
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Working as a Qualitative Methodologist in Dissertation Contexts. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Ensuring that Qualitative Methodology Is the Right Fit for Your Dissertation Research Interests
Developing a Qualitative Methodology for Your Dissertation
Select a research purpose connected to qualitative research goals
Connecting personal goals to dissertation research work
Becoming a Qualitative Dissertation Methodologist
Working with standard and emergent approaches in qualitative research
Being comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, confusion, and complexity
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Designing an Executable Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Putting Together Your Qualitative Dissertation Advising Chair and Committee
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Identifying individual characteristics to determine the “best fit” for your chair
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Choosing between dissertation chair options
Expertise
Attitude
Availability
Reliability
Personality
Compatibility or interaction style
Political position
Assemble the best dissertation committee for qualitative methodology
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Switching chairs or committee members when things do not work out
The process of changing dissertation chairs
Questions for Application
Chapter 2 Understanding a Dissertation as Qualitative Methodology: A Section-by-Section Approach. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Dissertations as Socially Constructed Processes and Products of Cultural Values and Rituals
Historical contexts of dissertations
Distinguishing characteristics of dissertations
Dissertation forms
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Dissertation rituals
First- and second-year dissertation rituals
Dissertation proposal hearing
Final dissertation defense
Revising, formatting, and filing the dissertation as rituals
Current Thinking on the Dissertation: Critiques and Emerging Approaches
Reasons for rethinking traditional dissertations
Increases time to degree completion and attrition in terminal degree programs
New technologies and media reshape boundaries in research and writing
Disconnects between students from nonacademic/non-research careers and emerging pressures of the current job market
Resistance to changes in conventional dissertation research structure
Ensures quality in rigorous academic programs
Facilitates students’ engagement with scholars and practitioners
Prepares students for academic or research careers
Emerging approaches to dissertation research in doctoral programs
Understanding Methodology in Qualitative Research
Methodological foundations of qualitative research
Methodological details in qualitative inquiry
Connections between empirical research and qualitative methodology
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Qualitative Dissertation Methodology in Doctoral Program Contexts
How to talk about qualitative methodology in dissertation advising contexts
Connecting qualitative methodology to coursework
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Collaborating with faculty and peers to advance qualitative dissertation methodology
Situating methodology in professional practice
Contextualizing Qualitative Methodology in Dissertation Research
Qualitative dissertation methodology as an approach to inquiry
Guiding principles of qualitative dissertation methodology
Meaningfully Designing a Qualitative Methodological Framework: A Section-by-Section Approach
An iterative approach to dissertation methodology development
Key Points in Dissertation Methodology Development
Flexibility within conventional qualitative dissertation methodology
Questions for Application
Chapter 3 Framing a Dissertation Study Through a Research Tradition. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
A Story About Research Traditions in Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Leading to Qualitative Research Traditions: Research Paradigms in Qualitative Inquiry
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Qualitative Research Traditions in Dissertations
Ethnography
Ethnographic focus
Ethnographic methods and procedural steps
Grounded theory
Grounded theory focus
Grounded theory methods and procedural steps
Concurrent data collection and analysis
Theoretical sampling
Constant comparative data analysis
Phenomenology
Phenomenological focus
Phenomenological methods and procedural steps
Narrative inquiry
Narrative inquiry focus
Narrative inquiry methods and procedural steps
Case study
Case study focus
Case study methods and procedural steps
More qualitative research traditions: Competing approaches to conventional research design
Ethnographic traditions
Public ethnography, critical ethnography, and critical collaborative ethnography
Narrative ethnography
Portraiture methodology
Visual and performance-based approaches
Using mixed methods with qualitative research traditions in dissertation contexts
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations Through Research Traditions
Research question-tradition connections
Research traditions embedded in research questions
Developing research questions informed by research traditions
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Conceptualizing a Qualitative Research Tradition Chapter Section. Explaining the selection of your research tradition
Situating your research tradition within your broader research framework
Writing a Qualitative Research Tradition Section: Methodology Chapter Template
Describe your research tradition or approach
Identify the name of the research tradition
Identify and describe the tradition’s key features
Rationalize your research tradition
Questions for Application
Chapter 4 Identifying a Research Setting and Exploring Research Contexts. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Connecting Research and Practice: Initial Considerations in Research Settings
Focus on research settings
Research framework leads to research settings
Leverage existing relationships
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Backyard research: Connect current practice to your dissertation work
Site Selection as a Process: Using a Systematic Approach With Physical or Virtual Locations
Let intuition initiate the selection process
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Use purposeful sampling strategies at the site level
When Research Settings Do Not Lead to a Specific Site or Sites
Gaining Access and Seeking Approval to Work at a Site
Describing Research Settings: Historical, Contextual, and Locational Cues
Locational information and demographic characteristics
Contextual information about vision, mission, and/or strategic directions
Social, political, and historical accounts or sagas
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Research Settings
Connections between research question, research tradition, and site selection
Conceptualizing a Qualitative Research Setting Chapter Section
Explaining the selection of your research site(s)
Writing a Qualitative Research Setting Section: Methodology Chapter Template
Site description
Site sampling and selection
Site access and permissions
Questions for Application
Chapter 5 Working With Data Sources: Selecting Research Participants and Forming Research Samples. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
A Transition From Sampling at the Site Level to the Participant Level
Decisions About Research Participants: Data Sources, Data Types, and Data Collection Methods
Data sources
Data types
Data collection methods
Sampling and Selection Strategies With Research Participants
Sampling design
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Sampling strategies
Sample size
Saturation in samples
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Successful Outcomes: Inviting and Negotiating Research Participation
Sample Email Message Invitation
Sample Craigslist Recruitment Posting
Sample Recruitment Flyer or Print Posting. Invitation to Participate in Research Study
Describing Research Samples: Sharing Their Stories, Protecting Their Identities
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Sources and Sample
Conceptualizing a Data Sources and Sample Chapter Section
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Writing a Data Sources and Sample Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter Template
Data sources and sample
Sampling strategy
Ethical issues
Ensuring fairness in distribution through sampling
Communicating voluntary participation and confidentiality during interaction
Strategizing about data access, storage and management at final selection
Questions for Application
Chapter 6 Developing Data Collection Instruments and Describing Data Collection Procedures. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Gathering Information: Detailing Data Collection Methods, Procedures, and Instruments
Instrumentation in Qualitative Inquiry: Constructing and Integrating Your Guides
Developing qualitative data collection instruments as structured guides
Linking research questions to data collection instruments
Interview protocols
Types of interview protocols
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Observation guides
Formatting instruments to organize for data collection
Identifying and selecting types of questions for interviews
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Ordering and organizing questions for an interview session
Preinterview segment of an interview session
Interview and post-interview segments of an interview session
Procedural Steps With Collecting Data: From Standard Practice to Pragmatic Considerations
Group and personal interviews
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Setting the physical environment for interviewing
Building rapport and managing interaction in interviews
Documenting responses and reflections in interviews
Participant observations and ethnographic interviews
Fieldwork considerations in observations and ethnographic interviews
Using technology with observations and ethnographic interviews
Building a Social Network in the Field: Practical Considerations to Facilitate Data Collection
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Power Dynamics in the Field: Accounting for Positions and Positionality in Research Contexts
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Collection Instruments and Procedures
Conceptualizing a Data Collection Instruments and Procedures Chapter Section
Writing a Data Collection Instruments and Procedures Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter Template
Describing data collection instruments or guides
Describing and linking data collection methods and procedures to a research tradition
Questions for Application
Chapter 7 Articulating Data Analysis Procedures. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Understanding the Analytical Process in Qualitative Research
Analytical and interpretive foundations in research paradigms
Connections between data analysis and research approaches
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Ethnography and cultural analysis
Constant-comparative method in grounded theory
Data analysis in phenomenology
Analysis as a Three-Phase Process in Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Data analysis as a three-phase process
Preliminary data analysis
Thematic data analysis
Interpretation
Preparing for analytical tasks: Preliminary data analysis
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Doing coding: Exploring meaning in textual material with thematic data analysis
Initial explorations of data as a transition to thematic data analysis
Segmenting, coding, and clustering text as essential procedural steps
Culminating activity: Producing themes from segmented, coded, and clustered text
Interpretive power: Telling the story of the data
Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) in Dissertations
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Data Analysis Procedures
Conceptualizing a Data Analysis Procedures Chapter Section
Writing a Data Analysis Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter Template
Describing data analysis procedures
Preliminary data analysis
Thematic data analysis
Interpretation
Linking analytical procedures to a research tradition
Questions for Application
Chapter 8 Adopting a Reflexive Practice With a Discussion of Researcher Roles. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Why Consider Researcher Roles in Your Dissertation Research?
Roles and Subjectivities, or What You and Participants (and Readers) Bring to Your Study
Subjectivities in your research work
Researcher roles: Who you are in your study
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Research Effects on Methodology: Implications for Results and Findings
Researcher effects on participants: Researcher bias and participant reactivity
Participant effects on researchers: Influences in the field
Mitigating Research Effects: Strategies to Account for Who You Are in Your Study
Adopting a reflexive practice in a qualitative dissertation study
Using strategies in data collection and data analysis
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Integrating Methodology in Qualitative Dissertations: Researcher Roles
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Conceptualizing a Researcher Roles Chapter Section
Writing a Researcher Roles Section: Qualitative Methodology Chapter Template
Describe researcher roles
Articulate researcher biases and beliefs and their effects on the research
Discuss a reflexive practice and strategize about how to mitigate researcher effects
Questions for Application
Chapter 9 Protecting Human Research Participants in Qualitative Dissertation Methodology. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
The Methodology Chapter as an Ethical Contract
Professional and institutional obligations with human research participants
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Background to Human Subjects Protections and Research Governance
Historical and contemporary events in human subjects protections
Three guiding principles in human subjects protections
Special protections for vulnerable populations
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Recent Changes in Human Subjects Research: Updates to the Common Rule
Research Governance as a Process: Navigating Institutional Review Board (IRB) Procedural Requirements
Discussing Protections of Human Research Subjects in Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
Research settings: Approaching gatekeepers and working with informants
Data sources and sample: Inviting and incentivizing participation
Data collection instruments and procedures: Consenting and interacting with participants
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Data analysis: Data management, storage, and reporting
Writing and Revising an IRB Protocol: Strategies for Practice
Questions for Application
Chapter 10 Writing Up and Presenting Results of Qualitative Data Analysis. Chapter Objectives
Key Chapter Concepts
Why Think About Your Results and Conclusions Chapter(s) Now?
The Overall Functions of Qualitative Dissertation Results and Findings Chapters
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Storytelling with results of data analysis
Interpreting what you see in patterned results
Strategies to Display Data and Communicate Results and Findings
Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Organizing a Dissertation Chapter or Chapters on Results and Interpretation of Data Analysis
Disseminating and Presenting Results of Your Qualitative Dissertation Work
What kind of and whose story do you want to tell?
Where and when do you want to promote the results of your study?
What relationships do you need to build to ensure that your work makes a contribution?
Questions for Application
References
Index
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