This edition spans the spectrum of primary care research illustrating when methods are appropriate and how to use them.

This completely revised and greatly expanded edition of Doing Qualitative Research spans the spectrum of primary care research illustrating when methods are appropriate and how to use them.'

• William Miller and Benjamin Crabtree Introduction / PART ONE
• OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS / William Miller and Benjamin Crabtree Clinical Research
• A Multimethod Typology and Qualitative Roadmap / PART TWO
• DISCOVERY
• DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES / Anton Kuzel Sampling in Qualitative Inquiry / Stephen P Bogdewic Participant Observation / Valerie J Gilchrist and Robert Williams Key Informant Interviews / William Miller and Benjamin Crabtree Depth Interviewing / Judith Belle Brown The Use of Focus Groups in Clinical Research / PART THREE
• INTERPRETATION
• STRATEGIES OF ANALYSIS / William Miller and Benjamin Crabtree The Dance of Interpretation / Richard Addison A Grounded Hermeneutic Editing Organizing Style of Interpretation / Benjamin Crabtree and William Miller Using Codes and Code Manuals
• A Template Organizing Style of Interpretation / Jeffrey Borkan Immersion/Crystallization / Lynn Meadows and Diane Dodendorf Data Management and Interpretation Using Computers to Assist / PART FOUR
• SPECIAL DESIGNS / Jessica Muller Narrative Approaches to Qualitative Research in Primary Care / Virginia Elderkin
• Thompson and Howard Waitzkin Using Video Tapes in Qualitative Research / Virginia Aita and Helen Mcllvain An Armchair Adventure in Case Study Research / Janecke Thesen Participatory Inquiry / PART FIVE
• PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER / Benjamin Crabtree and William Miller Researching Practice Settings
• A Case Study Approach / Kirsti Malterud Making Changes with Key Questions in Medical Practices
• Studying What Makes a Difference / PART SIX
• SUMMARY / Richard Frankel Standards of Qualitative Research / Lucy Candib, Kurt Stange and Wendy Levinson Qualitative Research
• Perspectives on the Future Nita Kumar Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta LESSONS FROM SCHOOLS The History of Education in Banaras Publication Date
• September Pages

The strengths of this book are many. Of particular note is the first chapter, in which Miller and Crabtree present a 'road map' or research methods. They identify five styles of inquiry, ranging from experimental to philosophic, based on the focus and intent of the research. In further evaluation, they then match research aims and analysis objectives with these styles. This clear and succinct discussion not only helps put the various research styles in perspective but also helps one to see the relationship between the aim of the research, analysis objectives, research question(s), and style... Qualitative Health Research