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CRP 649 Article Summaries

Part 1 - Choosing Your Paradigm

Reason, Peter. 1994. Three Approaches to Participative Inquiry. Pp. 324-9 in Handbook of Qualitative Research, edited by Norman Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Summarized by Betty Iroku.  

Morrow, R.A. with D.D. Brown. 1994. Deconstructing the Conventional Discourse of Methodology: Quantitative versus Qualitative Methods. Pp. 199-225 in Critical Theory and Methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Summarized by Chih-hung Chen  

Guba, Egon G. and Yvonna S. Lincoln. 1994. Competing Paradigms in Qualitative Research. Pp. 105-17 in Handbook of Qualitative Research, edited by Norman Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Summarized by Hallie Salem.  

Part 2 - Ethics

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Quantitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 11: Ethical Issues in Analysis Summarized by Lynn M. Ross.  

Part 3 - Managing the Research Process

Tashakkori, Abbas and Charles Teddlie. 1998. Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Pp. 71-6: Sampling Error and Sampling Bias.Summarized by Marc Boey  

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 4: Early Steps in Analysis. Summarized by Naomi Penney.  

Part 4 - Methods: Community Collaboration

Russell, Joel S. with Meyers, Andrew. 1995. Planning Charrettes. PAS Memo, Chicago IL: American Planning Association August 1995. http://www.e-architect.com/pia/cote/AIA-COTE/edcw/main/index.asp Summarized by Marc Boey  

Chrislip, David D. and Carl E. Larson. 1994. Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Pp. 3-14, 52-4. Summarized by Worrasit Tantinipankul.  

Martin, Ann and Robert Rich. 1999. Searching and Search Conferences. Report, ILR, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY. Summarized by Frederick Addison.  

1997. "Building Community and Commitment to the Future: The Search Conference." CDS Practice, 6: 1-8. Summarized by Frederick Addison  

Part 5 - Methods: Interviews and Focus Groups

Fontana, Andrea and James Frey. 1994. Interviewing: The Art of Science. Pp. 361-376 in Handbook of Qualitative Research. Edited by Norman Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Summarized by Lynn M. Ross.  

Morgan, David L. and Krueger, Richard A. 1993. Pp. 1-24 in Successful Focus Groups. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. Summarized by Yusuke Matsushita.

 

Part 6 - Methods: Surveys

Sheatley, Paul. 1983. Questionnaire Construction and Item Writing. Pp. 181-203 in Handbook of Survey Research. Edited by P.H. Rossi, J.D. Wright, and A.B. Anderson. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Summarized by Mei-Wen Huang.  

Bouma, Gary D. and G.B.J. Atkinson. 1995. "Selecting a Sample," pp. 137-63 in A Handbook of Social Science Research. Oxford University Press: New York. Summarized by Ching-Fei Hsu.  

Part 7 - Analysis: Data Reduction, Casual Inference, Theory Building, Verification

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 9: Matrix Displays: Some Rules of Thumb Summarized by Worrasit Tantinipankul.  

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 10: Making Good Sense: Drawing and Verifying Conclusions. Summarized by Marc Boey.  

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 10: Making Good Sense: Drawing and Verifying Conclusions Summarized by Worrasit Tantinipankul.  

Lofland, John and Lyn Lofland. 1995. Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.Chapter 7: Asking Questions. Summarized by Frederick Addison  

Lofland, John and Lyn Lofland. 1995. Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Chapter 8: Arousing Interest. Summarized by Hallie Salem.  

Lofland, John and Lyn Lofland. 1995. Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Chapter 9: Developing Analysis Summarized by Lynn Ross.  

Tashakkori, Abbas and Charles Teddlie. 1998. Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Pp. 112-36, Alternatives to Traditional Data Analytic Strategies. Summarized by Chih-hung Chen  

Part 8 - Writing

Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 12: Producing Reports. Summarized by Worrasit Tantinipankul.  

Morse, Janice M.. 1994. Designing Funded Qualitative Research. Pp. 220-235 in Handbook of Qualitative Research. Edited by Norman Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Summarized by Yizhao Yang.  

Part 9 - Evaluation

Hollister, Robinson G. and Jennifer Hill. 1999. Problems in the Evaluation of Community Wide Initiatives. In New Approaches to Evaluating Community-Wide Initiatives Volume 1: Concepts, Methods, and Contexts. Edited by James P. Connell, Anne C. Kubisch, Lisbeth B. Schorr, and Carol H. Weiss.Online at http://www.aspenroundtable.org/vol1/hollister.htmSummarized by Mei-Wen Huang and Yusuke Matshushita  

Weiss, Carol Hirschon. 1999. Nothing as Practical as Good Theory: Exploring Theory-Based Evaluation for Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families.In New Approaches to Evaluating Community-Wide Initiatives Volume 1: Concepts, Methods, and Contexts. Edited by James P. Connell, Anne C. Kubisch, Lisbeth B. Schorr, and Carol H. Weiss.Online at http://www.aspenroundtable.org/vol1/weiss.htm Summarized by Yizhao Yang