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Module 01 - Background Information
Timberlake, R. 2004. Decision-making in multi-campus higher education institutions. The Community College Enterprise, 10 (2) 91 The current state of qualitative research: The following peer reviewed articles relate to the current state of qualitative research: Hammersley, M. 2000. The Relevance of Qualitative Research Oxford Review of Education. 26 (4) 393-407 Phenomenology on Line retrieved January 2006 from http://phenom.educ.ualberta.ca/ Merriam, S.B Introduction to qualitative research in The nature of qualitative enquiry, retrieved January 2005 from http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/56/07879589/0787958956.pdf On the following webpage you will find a typology of the three research paradigms, and their subtypes: Quantitative, Qualitative and mixed research, retrieved June, 2008 from http://www.southalabama.edu/coe/bset/johnson/dr_johnson/lectures/lec2.htm Additional reading (not required) On this webpage you'll find a short quiz (no need to submit it) but you may find it useful as a checklist for characteristics of qualitative research: Qualitative versus Quantitative, retrieved June 2008 from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/Ed690DR/Class01/QvsQ.html Qualitative research home -megasites, retrieved, June, 2008 from http://www.antiochne.edu/cp/qr/default.cfm The following site may provide you with some useful references for your SLP on mixed methods: Mixed Methods network retrieved June, 2008 from http://www.fiu.edu/~bridges/
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