List of Displays
Preface
The Organization and Through-Line of the Book
The Coauthors’ Approach
To the Instructor
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I—ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA
Chapter 1—Introduction: Analyzing Life
Introduction
Developing Fundamental Qualitative Analytic Skills
On Qualitative Data Analysis—and Life
Closure and Transition
Resources for an Introduction to Qualitative Analysis
Analytic Exercises
Sample Data for Analysis
Chapter 2—Analyzing Field Sites
Introduction
On Culture
Observation Settings
The Observer’s Frames
Field Notes
Technical Matters of Fieldwork and Field Notes
Analyzing Observations of Social Life
Closure and Transition
Resources for Participant Observation
Analytic Exercises for Participant Observation
Sample Field Notes for Analysis
Chapter 3—Analyzing Documents, Artifacts, and Visual Materials
Introduction
On Values, Attitudes, and Beliefs
Analyzing Manifest and Latent Contents
The Materials and Meanings of Human Production
Analyzing Documents
Analyzing Artifacts
Analyzing Visual Materials
The Routines, Rituals, Rules, Roles, and Relationships in
Documents, Artifacts, and Visual Materials
Closure and Transition
Resources for Analyzing Documents, Artifacts, and Visual
Materials
Analytic Exercises for Documents, Artifacts, and Visual
Materials
Sample Photograph
Chapter 4—Analyzing Interviews: Preparing, Conducting, and
Transcribing
Introduction
Types of Interviews
Participant Selection
Interview Preparation, Scheduling, and Arrangements
Asking Questions
Transcribing
Closure and Transition
Analytic Exercises for Interviewing
Chapter 5—Analyzing Interviews: Condensing and Coding
Introduction
Interview Condensation
Analyzing Interviews Through Codes and Coding
Closure and Transition
Resources for Interviewing
Analytic Exercises for Interviewing
Sample Interview Transcript
PART II—ANALYZING THE FRAMEWORK
Chapter 6—Analyzing Qualitative Methodologies
Introduction
Theoretical Premises of Qualitative Research
A Rationale for Qualitative Research
Selected Methodologies of Qualitative Research and Analysis
Mixed Methods
On Genres
Closure and Transition
Resources for Analyzing Qualitative Research Methodologies
Analytic Exercises for Qualitative Research Methodologies
Appendix Readings
Chapter 7—Analyzing Qualitative Research Design
Introduction
Researching and Analyzing the Topic
Analyzing the Literature
Research Questions
Site Selection
Participant Selection
Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis Methods
Presentation Modes
Timeline Design
Conceptual Frameworks
Closure and Transition
Resources for Analyzing Qualitative Research Design
Analytic Exercises for Qualitative Research Design
Outline for a Qualitative Research Proposal
Chapter 8—Analyzing Research Ethics
Introduction
The Rules of Research
Institutional Review Boards
Researcher and Participant Relationships
Analyzing Ethical Ambiguity
Closure and Transition
Resources for Research Ethics
Analytic Exercises for Research Ethics
PART III—ANALYTIC ASSEMBLAGE
Chapter 9—Analytic Synthesis: Condensing, Patterning, and
Unifying
Introduction
On Synthesis
Condensing Large Amounts of Data
Patterning Textual and Visual Materials
Unifying Seemingly Different Things
Closure and Transition
Analytic Exercises for Analytic Synthesis
Chapter 10—Analytic Synthesis: Understanding, Interpreting, and
Theorizing
Introduction
Understanding Social Processes of Human Action, Reaction, and
Interaction
Interpreting the Routines, Rituals, Rules, Roles, and Relationships
of Social Life
Theorizing
CAQDAS
On Credibility and Trustworthiness
Closure and Transition
Resources for Analytic Synthesis
Analytic Exercises for Analytic Synthesis
Sample Data for Analytic Synthesis
Chapter 11—Analytic Write-Ups
Introduction
Stylistic Approaches to Research Writing
On Writing About the Major Elements of a Study
Journal Article Submission and Publication
Closure and Transition
Resources for Analytic Write-Ups
Analytic Exercises for Write-Ups
Sample Abstracts for Analysis
Chapter 12—Analytic Presentations
Introduction
Paper Presentations
Poster Presentations
Dramatic/Staged Readings
Presenting Data Effectively
Professional Networking
Closure and Transition
Resources for Presenting Qualitative Research
Analytic Exercises for Presentations
Chapter 13—Closure: Leading an Analytic Life
Introduction
Learning More About Qualitative Research
On Professional Development
Analysis as a Lens, Filter, and Angle on Life
Closure
Resources for Leading an Analytic Life
Analytic Exercises for Leading an Analytic Life
Appendix—Three Representative Articles in Qualitative Research
Introduction
“On the Bus With Vonnie Lee: Explorations in Life History and
Metaphor”
Discussion Topics and Activities for “On the Bus With Vonnie
Lee”
“Nightmares, Demons, and Slaves: Exploring the Painful Metaphors of
Workplace Bullying”
Discussion Topics and Activities for “Nightmares, Demons, and
Slaves”
“‘They Think Minority Means Lesser Than’: Black Middle-Class Sons
and Fathers Resisting Microaggressions in the School”
Discussion Topics and Activities for “They Think Minority Means
Lesser Than”
Glossary
References
Index
Johnny Saldaña is Professor Emeritus from Arizona State
University’s (ASU) School of Film, Dance, and Theatre in the
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, where he taught from
1981 to 2014. He received his BFA in Drama and English Education in
1976, and MFA in Drama Education in 1979 from the University of
Texas at Austin.
Saldaña is the author of Longitudinal Qualitative Research:
Analyzing Change through Time (AltaMira Press, 2003); Fundamentals
of Qualitative Research (Oxford University Press, 2011);
Ethnotheatre: Research from Page to Stage (Left Coast Press, 2011);
Thinking Qualitatively: Methods of Mind (Sage Publications, 2015);
a commissioned title for Routledge’s World Library of
Educationalists Series, Writing Qualitatively: The Selected Works
of Johnny Saldaña (Routledge, 2018); co-author with the late
Matthew B. Miles and A. Michael Huberman for Qualitative Data
Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook (4th ed., Sage Publications, 2020);
co-author with Matt Omasta for Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life
(Sage Publications, 2018); and the editor of Ethnodrama: An
Anthology of Reality Theatre (AltaMira Press, 2005). Previous
editions of The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers have been
translated into Korean, Turkish, and Chinese-Simplified.
Saldaña’s methods works have been cited and referenced in more than
16,000 research studies conducted in over 130 countries in
disciplines such as K-12 and higher education, medicine and health
care, technology and social media, business and economics,
government and social services, the fine arts, the social sciences,
human development, and communication. He has published a wide range
of research articles in journals such as Research in Drama
Education, The Qualitative Report, Multicultural Perspectives,
Youth Theatre Journal, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teaching
Theatre, Research Studies in Music Education, Cultural Studies ?
Critical Methodologies, the International Journal of Qualitative
Methods, the International Review of Qualitative Research, and
Qualitative Inquiry, and has contributed several chapters to
research methods handbooks. His most popular journal article,
“Blue-Collar Qualitative Research: A Rant” (Qualitative Inquiry,
2014), has been downloaded by over 3,000 readers, according to
ResearchGate.
Saldaña’s research in qualitative inquiry, data analysis, and
performance ethnography has received awards from the American
Alliance for Theatre & Education, the National Communication
Association-Ethnography Division, the American Educational Research
Association’s Qualitative Research Special Interest Group, New York
University’s Program in Educational Theatre, the Children’s Theatre
Foundation of America, and the ASU Herberger Institute for Design
and the Arts.
Matt Omasta is Associate Professor and Theatre Education Program
Director at Utah State University. He received his BA from Ithaca
College, his MA from Emerson College, and his PhD from Arizona
State University. He is the author of Play, Performance, and
Identity: How Institutions Structure Ludic Spaces (Routledge),
Playwriting and Young Audiences (Intellect), and numerous articles
in journals including Research in Drama Education: The Journal of
Applied Theatre and Performance, Youth Theatre Journal, Theatre for
Young Audiences Today, Theatre Topics, and the International
Journal of Education and the Arts among others. Omasta′s work
has been recognized by honors including the Founders′ Award from
the Educational Theatre Association, the Lin Wright Special
Recognition Award and the Research Award from the American Alliance
for Theatre & Education, and the Arts and Learning Special Interest
Group (A & L SIG) Dissertation Award from the American Educational
Research Association (AERA).
"Very accessible and comprehensive text with a unique approach to
teaching qualitative research."
*Sharon Lynn Casapulla*
"Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life presents students with the
most important dimensions of qualitative research through a unique
analytic lens. It offers students an intimate exploration of the
fascinating world of naturalistic inquiry through a nuanced
examination of material essential to their success as qualitative
researchers."
*Nathan R. Durdella*
"Johnny Saldaña and Matt Omasta flawlessly weave together powerful
examples, valuable sample material, and complex ideas to create a
methods text for everyone. It both enriches and demystifies the
work of qualitative researchers."
*Sally Campbell Galman*
"This book is exceptional and unique for starting with the basics
of doing analysis in the first chapter and then having each chapter
add further analysis as more qualitative methods are discussed. I
know students will love it."
*Karla B. Hackstaff*
"The authors provide accessibility to the topic of scientific
research practices for the student qualitative researcher.
[Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life] provides interesting
activities and nicely articulated step-by-step instructions on
major areas of focus including interviewing, coding, and
analysis."
*Kristina N. Kahl*
"This is a creative and deeply explanatory text that takes new
qualitative researchers through the depths of doing methods
work."
*Lauren Moret*
"This book offers a refreshing approach to teaching qualitative
research that will most certainly give students a deeper
understanding of what it means to engage in qualitative
inquiry."
*Eric D. Teman*
"Saldaña and Omasta have written a user-friendly, comprehensive
text with enlightening examples for those desiring to learn how to
become qualitative researchers. They remind us at every turn that
each aspect of the process is analytical, and they provide the
necessary tools for us to be thoughtful, creative, and consistent
in our choices as researchers from start to finish."
*Silvia Bettez*
"Saldaña and Omasta’s Analyzing Life provides a text for both
emerging and experienced scholars. Through their
methodological examples, ontological thinking, and theoretical
guiding, this book demystifies the process of analyzing qualitative
data."
*Cassie F. Quigley,*
"This book marks an important transition in the teaching of
qualitative research methods by emphasizing in a clear and
practical way the importance of analytic insight throughout the
research process."
*Rachel Campbell*
"This book provides the most readable, comprehensive overviews of
qualitative methods that I have ever encountered. In addition
to covering all the basics, with examples and detailed ‘how-to’
descriptions, it includes a number of creative ways of analyzing
data that enhances the findings and promotes theory building."
*Shirley A. Hill*
"This is a thoughtful and imminently useful book that offers
readers a glimpse into, and instruction for, the doing of
qualitative research. It provides tricks of the trade that will
prove helpful to novice and senior researchers alike."
*Matthew B. Ezzell*
"A highly beneficial contribution for qualitative research—the
chapters are easily accessible for emerging researchers and
scholars, and those looking to investigate new and unfamiliar
qualitative methodologies. Readers are provided practical guidance
that broadens their qualitative research understanding with
relatable exemplars and makes researching achievable."
*Leah E. LeFebvre*
"This book is inviting, engaging, and impressive in the way it
deals with complex, key issues of conducting qualitative research.
Warmly recommended."
*Liora Bresler*
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