Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches

Key differences between 4th and 3rd editions

• Period between current and previous editions: 5 years (2017 vs 2012).
• The First edition of Creswell's book was published in 1997.
• The Fourth Ed. of Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design includes updated references to incorporate the latest books, journal articles, publications on qualitative research methods.
• Key updates and new content in the Fourth edition:
• Chapter 1:
• Updated Key Book Readings
• Definition of qualitative research
• Chapter 3:
• Characteristics of a good qualitative study
• Design considerations to engage readers
• Chapter 4:
• Deciding among five approaches
• Chapter 5 has new articles:
• Mac an Ghaill & Haywood's ethnographic research study
• Frelin's case study
• Chapter 6: How to interrelate the problem, aim, and research question.
• Chapter 8: Deciding whether to use a computer program to support the data analysis
• Chapter 10: Three groups of strategies: researcher's, participant's, and reviewer's lens
• Chapter 11: Expanded coverage and discussion of qualitative gunman case study.