Longitudinal Qualitative Research
Author | : Johnny Saldaña |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0759102961 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780759102965 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Johnny Saldana outlines the basic elements of longitudinal qualitative data, focusing on micro-levels of change observed within individual cases and groups of participants. He draws upon his primary experience in theater education to examine time and change in longitudinal qualitative studies; contending that "playwrights and qualitative researchers write for the same purpose: to create a unique, insightful, and engaging text about the human condition." Offering sixteen specific questions through which researchers may approach the analysis of longitudinal qualitative data, Professor Saldana presents a text intended as a primer for fellow newcomers to long term inquiry, based on traditional social science methods from traditional qualitative and quantitative paradigms, but enriched by an artist-educator's unconventional perspective.