Cover
Preface
1. Overview of qualitative inquiry and general texts on this topic
A School Story of Qualitative Inquiry
An Analysis of the Story
Qualitative Inquiry Process
The Reality about the Process
Organization of this Book
Conclusion
2. Assumptions we make in doing qualitative inquiry
Some Common Assumptions
An Analysis of Assumptions
Common Questions about Qualitative Inquiry
Some Additional Beliefs and Assumptions Regarding Human Inquiry
Conclusion
3. Keeping a record, writing fieldnotes
A Story
An Analysis
Kinds of Fieldnotes
Example
Some Ideas about Record Keeping
Mechanics of Fieldnotes
Conclusion
4. Relationship building to enhance inquiry
An Article-Based Story
The Process
Results and Conclusion
An Analysis of KL's Experience
Conclusion
5. Standards and quality in qualitative inquiry
A Self-Critique Story
An Analysis
Credibility
Transferability
Dependability
Confirmability
Other Criteria
A Checklist
Audit Trail
Conclusion
6. Focusing the inquiry
A School's Superintendent's Story
An Analysis
Conclusion
7. Data collection
Gathering Through Observations, Interviews and Documents
An Assistant Principal's Story
General Lessons
Observing Lessons
Interviewing Lessons
Document Review Lessons
Conclusion
8. Data interpretation
A Graduate Student Story
Story Reading Through Analysis, Synthesis and Interpretation
An Analysis
Spradley's Approach to Interpretation
Domain Analysis
Conclusion
9. Sharing and reporting
Sharing through Story Telling
Revisiting Three Stories
An Analysis of Three Stories
Conclusion
10. Appendices
Appendix A.1 - A Sample Study from BYU-Public School Partnership
Appendix A.2 - What Have We Learned?
Appendix A.3 - Patterns of Experience
Appendix B.1 - Allowing Space for Not-Knowing: What My Journal Teaches Me, Part 1
Appendix B.2 - Allowing Space for Not-Knowing: What My Journal Teaches Me, Part 2
Appendix B.3 - Allowing Space for Not-Knowing: What My Journal Teaches Me, Part 3
Appendix B.4 - Allowing Space for Not-Knowing: What My Journal Teaches Me, Part 4
Appendix B.5 - Marne's critique of her own study
Appendix C - An Elementary School Example: My Observations of Jimmy
Appendix D - Reflecting on Reflection
Appendix E - A Study of Educational Change in Alberta
Appendix F - Moving Ahead: A Naturalistic Study of Retention Reversal of Five Elementary School Children
Appendix G.1 - An Examination of Teacher Reflection
Appendix G.2 - Themes of Reflection
Appendix H - Spradley's theme synthesis and report writing
Appendix I - Index of Topics
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