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Collected by Donald Ratcliff

General Textbooks

Best short introduction:

Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. H. (1995). Analyzing social settings: A guide to qualitative observation and analysis, 3rd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Best longer introduction:

Patton, M. Q. (2001). Qualitative evaluation and research methods, 3rd. ed. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage Publications.

Best in-depth introduction with an educational focus:

LeCompte, M. D., & Preissle, J. (1993).Ethnography and qualitative design in educational research, 2nd ed. San Diego, Cal.: Academic Press.

Methods of Data Analysis

Taxonomic Analysis: James P. Spradley (1980). Participant observation. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace.

Typological Systems: John Lofland & Lyn H. Lofland (1995). Analyzing social settings, 3rd ed. Belmont, Cal.: Wadsworth.

Constant Comparison: Anselm L. Strauss (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Case Study Analysis: Sharon Merriam (1988). Case study research in education. Jossey-Bass.

Ethnostatistics: Robert P. Gephart (1988). Ethnostatistics: Qualitative foundations for quantitative research. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage Publications.

Logical Analysis/Matrix Analysis: Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis, 2nd ed. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage. [Note: I think this may well be the best book available on qualitative data analysis.]

Phenomenological/Heuristic Research: Moustakas, C. (1990). Heuristic Research. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage; and Moustakas, C. (1994).Phenomenological research methods. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage.

Event Analysis/Microanalysis: Frederick Erickson (1992). Ethnographic microanalysis of interaction. In M. LeCompte, et. al. (Eds), The handbook of qualitative research in education (chapter 5). San Diego: Academic Press.

Analytic Induction: Jack Katz (1983). A theory of qualitative methodology. In R. M. Emerson (Ed.), Contemporary field research. Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland.

Hermeneutical Analysis: Max Van Manen (1990). Researching lived experience. New York: State University of New York Press.

Semiotics: Peter K. Manning (1987). Semiotics and fieldwork. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage.

Discourse Analysis: James P. Gee (1992). Discourse analysis. In M. LeCompte, et. al. (Eds), The handbook of qualitative research in education (chapter 6). San Diego: Academic Press.

Narrative Analysis: Catherine K. Reisman (1993). Narrative analysis. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage.

Content Analysis: R. P. Weber (1990). Basic content analysis. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage.

Domain Analysis: James P. Spradley (1980). Participant observation. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace. Also see J. P. Spradley, Ethnographic interview (1979, same publisher).

Metaphorical Analysis: Nick Smith (1981). Metaphors for evaluation. Newbury Park, Cal.: Sage.