Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-313) and index.

1. Qualitative methods in context -- 2. Choosing the right qualitative approach(es) -- 3. Designing the study and getting started -- 4. Ethical and emotional issues in qualitative research -- 5. Data collection: observation, interviewing, and use of documents -- 6. Data analysis -- 7. Interpretation: recognizing salience -- 8. Strategies for rigor and trustworthiness -- 9. Telling the story: writing the qualitative study -- 10. Mixed methods.

Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research provides accessible, how-to instruction for carrying out rigorous qualitative research. The thoroughly revised Third Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to qualitative methods based on six major approaches: ethnography, grounded theory, case study, narrative, phenomenological, and participatory action research. Readers will appreciate the book's ease of use, friendly writing style, and helpful cases/examples that combine attention to methodological rigor with pragmatic concerns for real-world relevance.--Publisher description. This comprehensive, expanded third edition offers a sophisticated introduction to qualitative methods based upon six major approaches: ethnography, grounded theory, case study, narrative, phenomenological, and participatory action research.