SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research 5th Revised edition

Editors Denzin and Lincoln present readers with the fifth edition of their collection of academic perspectives on contemporary and emerging developments and trends in the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. The editors have organized the forty-two selections that make up the main body of the text in six parts devoted to locating the field; paradigms and perspectives in contention; strategies of inquiry; methods of collecting and analyzing empirical materials; the art and practice of interpretation, evaluation, and representation; and a wide variety of other related subjects. Norman K. Denzin is a faculty member of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Yvonna S. Lincoln is a faculty member of Texas A&M University. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The new Fifth Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research has been significantly revised, and draws together a team of leading scholars to present the latest in the theory and practice of qualitative research.
Presenting the state-of-the-art for the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry, this landmarkHandbook has been a publishing phenomenon in the human sciences since it first published in 1994. As with earlier editions, theFourth Edition is virtually a new volume. Representing the best thinking from top scholars from around the world, the new edition continues the book’s tradition of synthesizing an existing literature, defining the present, and shaping the future of qualitative research. The editors and contributors address issues of social justice and examine how people’s struggles can inform public issues and in turn be transformed into social policy. Their writings are underpinned by a critical framework, and they are committed to addressing issues of inequality. As with previous editions, their aim is to show how the practices of qualitative research can effect change in the world in positive ways.