Product Description

Editors Norman K Denzin and Yvonna S Lincoln have put together a volume that represents the state of the art for the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. Built on the foundation of the landmark first edition, published in 1994, the Second Edition is both the bridge and the roadmap to the territory that lies ahead for researchers across the disciplines. It features six new chapter topics, including, among others, autoethnography, critical race theory, applied ethnography, queer theory, and testimonio. Another 15 chapters are written by new contributors. And every chapter in the book has been thoroughly revised and updated.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, it is necessary to re-engage the promise of qualitative research as a generative form of inquiry. The Second Edition of the Handbook reveals how the discourses of qualitative research can be used to imagine and create a free and democratic society. Groundbreaking, thought-provoking, comprehensive and featuring the contributions of a virtual Who's Who in the human sciences, Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition is absolutely an essential text for the library of any scholar interested in the art and science of research.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #738002 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1143 pages

About the Author

Norman K. Denzin is Professor of Communications, Sociology and Humanities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Editor of Studies in Symbolic Interaction: A Research Journal and The Sociological Quarterly, Dr. Denzin is the author of numerous books. He is the recipient of two awards from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction: The Cooley Award in 1988, and the George Herbert Mead Award for lifetime contribution to the study of human behavior in 1997.

Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Administration at Texas A & M University. She is author, coauthor, or editor of such books as Naturalistic Inquiry and Fourth Generation Evaluation (both with Egon G. Guba), and Organizational Theory and Inquiry. Vice President of Division J (Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Lincoln formerly served as president of the American Evaluation Association and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Dr. Lincoln coedited, with Dr. Denzin, the Handbook of Qualitative Research.

Customer Reviews

A fantastic book for students or an aide-memoire
This book has everything to detail and in simplified language for new students to learn from. I am a student myself and took a look at the book and was amazed by its ability to cover so many topics and exactly what you need. It is such a wanted book in our university library that it is reference only...

It is also useful as an aide-memoire for people returning to research subjects, just to recap on those minor details you may have forgotten.

All you will ever need
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research
Comprehensive and wide ranging with thorough well edited articles. This will support the professional qualitative researcher for years as well as guiding students up to and through master and doctoral levels. The wide range of material allows the researcher to compare and understand alternative approaches and schools of thought and practice all in one albeit very large volume. However this handbook is a great investment with a very long shelf life.