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Getting Started with Qualitative Research
Getting Started with Qualitative Research
Check out these books and eBooks reviewing qualitative approaches as you start your project!
30 essential skills for the qualitative researcher by John Creswell (2016). Available in print: 001.4223 C923
APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 1: Foundations, planning, measures, and psychometrics by Harris Cooper (2012) [eBook]
APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 2: Research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, neuropsychological, and biological by Harris Cooper (2012) [eBook]
Designing qualitative research by Marshall & Rossman (2016). Available in print: 300.72 M35 2016
InterViews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing, 3rd ed., by Svend Brinkmann & Steinar Kvale (2015). Available in print: 301.0723 B858
Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches by Creswell & Poth (2018). Available in print: 300.72 C87q 2018
Qualitative inquiry in clinical and educational settings by Danica G. Hays & Anneliese A. Singh (2012). Available in print: 001.42 H334
Qualitative research in psychology: Expanding perspectives in methodology and design, 2nd ed., by Paul Camic (2021) [eBook]
Qualitative research methods for dissertation research by Robin Throne (2025) [eBook]
Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation, 5th ed., by Elizabeth Tisdale (2025). [eBook]
The Oxford handbook of qualitative research by Patricia Leavy (ed.; 2014). Available in print: 001.42 O982
Resources for Specific Research Models
Resources for Specific Research Models
Heuristic & Phenomenological Research Methods
One of the great legacies of our school's co-founder and president emeritus, Dr. Clark Moustakas, is his contribution to qualitative research. Dr. Moustakas developed and published on two research methods: heuristic research and phenomenological research. Both methods continue to be taught in the MSP curriculum and have been widely adopted by MSP doctoral students in their dissertation research.
Heuristic Research: Design, Methodology, and Applications by Clark Moustakas (1990) Available in print: 001.42 M86
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Chapter 7: Heuristic Scholar by Lee Bach. In Michael P. Wolfe & Caroline R. Pryor (Eds), The mission of the scholar: research & practice (2002) Available in print: 371.1 M71
Modified Heuristic Model by Lee Bach [PDF help sheet]
Phenomenological Research Methods by Clark Moustakas (1994). Available in print: 150.192 M86p
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The Descriptive Phenomenological Method in Psychology: A Modified Husserlian Approach by Amedeo Giorgi (2009). Available in print: 150.192 G498
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Reflections on Certain Qualitative and Phenomenological Psychological Methods by Amedeo Giorgi (2018). Available in print: 150.192 G498r
Other Qualitative Research Methods
Narrative
Research
Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research by Jeong-Hee Kim (2016). Available in print: 001.433 K491
Engaging in narrative inquiry by Jean Clandinin (2013). Available in print: 001.433 C587
Handbook of narrative inquiry: Mapping a methodology by Jean Clandinin (2007). Available in print: 001.42 H236
Using narrative inquiry as a research method: An introduction to critical event narrative analysis in research, teaching and professional practice, 2nd edition by Patricie Mertova and Leonard Webster (2020). Available in print: 300.723 W377 2020
Essentials of narrative analysis by Ruthellen Josselson and Phillip L. Hammack (2021). Available in print: 001.433 J792
Narrative analysis by Catherine Riessman (1993). Available in print: 300.18 R562
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Narrative methods for the human sciences by Catherine Riessman (2008). Available in print: 001.42 R562
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Doing narrative research, 2nd edition edited by Molly Andrews, Corinne Squire, Maria Tamboukou (2013). Available in print: 300.72 D657
Grounded Theory
Essentials of Critical-Constructivist Grounded Theory Research by Heidi M. Levitt (2021). Available in print: 001.42 L666
Handbook of Qualitative Research by Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.) (2000). Available in print: 300.72 H21
Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis by Kathy Charmaz (2006). Available in print: 300.72 C49
The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research by Barney G. Glaser and Anselm L. Strauss (1967). Available in print: 301.018 G46
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Consensual Qualitative Research
Essentials of Consensual Qualitative Research by Clara E. Hill (2021). Available in print: 300.721 H645
Consensual Qualitative Research: A Practical Resource for Investigating Social Science Phenomena by Clara E. Hill (2012). Available in print: 001.42 H645
Case Study
Case Study Research: Design and Methods by Robert Yin (2009). Available in print: 300.722 Y515
Case Study Methods by Jacques Hamel, with Stéphane Dufour & Dominic Fortin (1993). Available in print: 300.722 H212
Example MSP Dissertations Using Qualitative Methods
Example MSP Dissertations Using Qualitative Methods
Heuristic:
Transcendental Phenomenological:
Narrative Inquiry:
Constructivist Grounded Theory:
From Autism to Neurodiversity: A Proposed Model of Identity Development by Rebecca Kapetansky
The Black woman’s experience of sexual revictimization by Quaneece Calhoun
Consensual Qualitative Research: Why do some gay men bug chase an HIV-positive serostatus? Tiffany Marie Polzin
All MSP dissertations can be searched in our library catalog! To access PDFs of pre-2010 dissertations, see these instructions.
JARS Qualitative Reporting Standards
JARS Qualitative Reporting Standards
APA has developed guidelines for structuring scholarly papers to ensure that all aspects of the research are appropriately reported, the Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS). These can be helpful as you both design and write-up your study:
eBook: Reporting qualitative research in psychology: How to meet APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards., Revised Edition, by Heidi Levitt (2020) [FindIt@MSP eBook]
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