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- Bloomberg, L. D., & Volpe, M. (2012). Completing your qualitative dissertation: A road map from beginning to end (2nd ed.). Sage.
- Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (2007). Qualitative research in education. An introduction to theory and methods (5th ed.). Pearson.
- Ericksson, P. & Kovalainen, A. (2008). Qualitative methods in business research. Sage Publications.
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- Flick. U. (2007). Designing qualitative research. Sage Publications.
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- Flick, U., Von Kardoff, E., & Steinke, I. (2004). A companion to qualitative research. Sage.
- Flick, U. (2018). Managing quality in qualitative research (2nd ed.). Sage.
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- Glesne, C. (2011). Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction (4th ed.). Pearson.
- Golden-Biddle, K. & Locke, K. (2007). Composing qualitative research. Sage.
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- Gibbs, G. (2007). Analyzing qualitative data. Sage.
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- Gibson, W. J. & Brown, A. (2009). Working with qualitative data. Sage.
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- Hahn, C. (2008). Doing qualitative research using your computer. Sage.
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- Hammersley, M. (2008) Questioning qualitative inquiry: Critical essays. Sage.
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- Huberman, M. B. & Miles, M. B. (2002). The qualitative researcher’s companion. Sage.
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- Jorgensen, D.L. (1989). Participant observation: A methodology for human studies. Sage.
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- Kahlke, R. (2014). Generic qualitative approaches: Pitfalls and benefits of methodological mixology. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13, 37-52. (ACU login required)
- Mack, N., Woodsong, C., Macqueen, K., Guest, G., and Namey, E. (2005). Qualitative research methods: A data collector’s field guide. Family Health International and USAID.
- Merriam, S. B. (2016). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass.
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- Polkinghorne, D. E. (2005). Language and meaning: Data collection in qualitative research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.137
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Qualitative Research Quality.
- Sage. (2023). Methodspace dialogue: Qualitative research designs with Linda Bloomberg and Janet Boberg [Video]. YouTube.
- Sapsford, R. & Jupp, V. Data collection and analysis (2nd ed.). Sage.
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- Sayre, S. (2007). Qualitative methods for marketplace research. Sage.
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- Seale, C. (1999). Quality in quantitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 5(4), 465-478. https://doi.org/10.1177/107780049900500402
- Spencer, T., Rademaker, L., Williams, P., & Loubier, C. (2019). Online, asynchronous data collection in qualitative research. In P. Leavy (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of methods for public scholarship (pp. 443-467). Oxford.
- Stewart, D. W., Shamdasani, P. N. & Rook, D. W. (2007). Focus groups: Theory and practice (2nd ed.). Sage.
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- Walden University Center for Research Quality. (2015). Overview of qualitative methods. [Video]. YouTube.
- Willis, J. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research: Interpretive and critical approaches. Sage.
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