1. Introduction -- 2. The Researcher as Instrument -- 3. Getting Started: Choosing a Topic and Designing the Study -- 4. Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research -- 5. Entering the Field and Sampling Strategies -- 6. Data Collection -- 7. Data Management and Analysis -- 8. Rigor and Relevance in Qualitative Research -- 9. Telling the Story: Writing Up the Qualitative Study -- 10. Multimethod Research: The Synergy of Combining -- Epilogue. Qualitative Methods in Social Work Education: Toward Developing an Infrastructure -- App. A. Computer Software for Qualitative Data Analysis -- App. B. Guidelines for Writing a Qualitative Research Proposal.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-167) and index.