Doing Qualitative Research (John Creswell, Ph.D.)
From SAGE Research Methods
- SAGE Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
SAGE Research Methods is a research tool created to help users design and conduct research projects by linking case studies, videos, book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Users can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. It can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, behavioral sciences and more.
Relevant Journals & E-Books
Journals
- International Journal of Qualitative MethodsA multilingual, multidisciplinary electronic journal focusing on all aspects of qualitative research methods.
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies in EducationOpen Select Journal. We have access to the Open Access articles. Use ILLiad for paywalled articles.
- Journal of Contemporary EthnographyAn interdisciplinary journal of urban ethnography and qualitative research and in-depth studies of human behavior in natural settings.
- Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative ResearchPublishes articles on topics relating directly to empirical qualitative research and conceptual articles addressing topics related to qualitative inquiry.
- Narrative InquiryArticles appearing in Narrative Inquiry draw upon a variety of approaches and methodologies in the study of narrative as a way to give contour to experience, tradition, and values to next generations. Particular emphasis is placed on theoretical approaches to narrative and the analysis of narratives in human interaction, including those practiced by researchers in psychology, linguistics and related disciplines.
- Qualitative InquiryArticles, review articles and commentary providing a forum for qualitative methodology and related issues in the human sciences.
- Qualitative ResearchFeatures papers with a methodological focus, discussed in relation to specific empirical studies and research problems and papers raising philosophical, theoretical, historical or ideological debates about qualitative research.
- The Qualitative ReportDevoted to the writing and discussion of and about qualitative, critical, action, and collaborative inquiry and research.
Databases to Start Your Research
- Education Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window The comprehensive full-text research database is designed for education students, professionals, and policymakers, covering all levels of education and specialties like multilingual education, health education, and testing.
- ERIC EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window ERIC Uses the EBSCO search screen interface. ERIC is the world's largest source of information on education and provides indexing and abstracting for articles and documents from 1966 onward.
- Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window Specialized collection of citations, abstracts, and full-text articles and images for education professionals. Covers topics from children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice from professional development titles.
- APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.
- Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts,covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Coverage: 1900-present.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Multi-disciplinary database; articles from journals and other publications. coves business, education. history, literature, medicine, philosophy, politics, and technology.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window Searchable and browsable database of dissertations and theses from around the world, 1743 to present.
- Dissertations and Theses at University of Alabama This link opens in a new window This database is a companion to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, featuring current research from the University of Alabama with citations and abstracts for dissertations and theses. Full text can be downloaded by authorized University of Alabama users.
- EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) This link opens in a new window Indexes theses written in participating colleges and universities the United Kingdom. Some of the full-texts are free; others are available for a fee.
- SAGE Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window SAGE Research Methods is a research tool created to help users design and conduct research projects by linking case studies, videos, book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Users can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. It can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, behavioral sciences and more.
