Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-302) and index.

Pt. I. Basic Considerations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Description, Conceptual Ordering, and Theorizing -- 3. The Interplay Between Qualitative and Quantitative in Theorizing -- 4. Practical Considerations -- Pt. II. Coding Procedures -- 5. Analysis Through Microscopic Examination of Data -- 6. Basic Operations: Asking Questions and Making Comparisons -- 7. Analytic Tools -- 8. Open Coding -- 9. Axial Coding -- 10. Selective Coding -- 11. Coding for Process -- 12. The Conditional/Consequential Matrix -- 13. Theoretical Sampling -- 14. Memos and Diagrams -- Pt. III. Gaining Closure -- 15. Writing Theses and Monographs and Giving Talks About Research -- 16. Criteria for Evaluation -- 17. Student Questions and Answers to These.

"The second edition of this text continues to offer the immensely practical advice and technical expertise that assists researchers in making sense of their collected data. Basics of Qualitative Research, Second Edition presents methods that enable researchers to analyze and interpret their data ultimately building theory from it. Highly accessible in their approach, authors Anselm Strauss (late of the University of San Francisco and co-creator of grounded theory) and Juliet Corbin provide a step-by-step guide to the research act from the formation of the research question, through several approaches to coding and analysis, to reporting on the research. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, this highly accessible book concludes with chapters that present criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research."--BOOK JACKET.