Theoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research

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TheSecond EditionofTheoretical Frameworks in Qualitative Research, by Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Norma T. Mertz,brings together some of today's leading qualitative researchers to discuss the frameworks behind their published qualitative studies. They share how they found and chose a theoretical framework, from what discipline the framework was drawn, what the framework posits, and how it influenced their study. Both novice and experienced qualitative researchers are able to learn first-hand from various contributors as they reflect on the process and decisions involved in completing their study. The book also provides background for beginning researchers about the nature of theoretical frameworks and their importance in qualitative research; about differences in perspective about the role of theoretical frameworks; and about how to find and use a theoretical framework. Cover Page......Page 2 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures and Tables......Page 10 Preface to the 2nd Edition......Page 11 1. Setting the Stage......Page 13 2. Seeking an Understanding of School Culture: Using Theory as a Framework for Observation and Analysis......Page 29 3. Struggling With Theory: A Beginning Scholar’s Experience With Mazzoni’s Arena Models......Page 45 4. Black Feminist Thought and Examining the Experiences of Black Graduate Women in the Academy......Page 60 5. Transformational Learning and HIV-Positive Young Adults......Page 73 6. Using Multiple Theoretical Frameworks to Study Organizational Change and Identity......Page 85 7. Using “Othermothering” to Study Administrative Work Life at Historically Black Colleges and Universities......Page 103 8. Mary Douglas’s Typology of Grid and Group......Page 114 9. Adapting Bourdieu’s Field Theory to Explain Decision-Making Processes in Educational Policy......Page 134 10. A Look Through the Kubler-Ross Theoretical Lens......Page 149 11. Examining the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Environment Using Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Systems Theory of Human Development......Page 164 12. Theoretical Frameworks in Brief......Page 179 13. Closing the Loop......Page 187 Index......Page 194 About the Editors......Page 207 About the Contributors......Page 208